Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-03313
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the European Commission regarding the creation of the Civil Society Forum required by Article 14 of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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Question reference: S6W-03311
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that stakeholders in Scotland are represented on the Domestic Advisory Group and Civil Society Forum that were created as a result of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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Question reference: S6W-03312
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) other devolved administrations regarding the creation of the Domestic Advisory Group required by Article 13 of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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Question reference: S6O-00256
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional Qualified Teachers of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment will be recruited as part of its commitment to recruit 1,000 new teachers and 500 pupil support assistants in the next academic year.
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Question reference: S6W-02127
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the economic impact on communities of the closure of local historic buildings.
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Question reference: S6O-00162
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it will address the backlog in NHS dentistry.
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Question reference: S6W-02126
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated to Historic Environment Scotland to enable historic sites to be made safe for reopening to members of the public, and what the timescales are for the reopening of these sites.
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Question reference: S6W-02125
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on carrying out inspections of the historic sites cited as being closed as a precautionary measure by Historic Environment Scotland on 7 June 2021.
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Question reference: S6O-00093
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to enshrining a rule in the National Planning Framework 4, where, for every new building, 1% of the cost is given to the arts.
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Question reference: S6W-01918
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 10 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for supporting the hospitality sector following the end of furlough.
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