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: S5T-01851
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the University of Glasgow research finding that former professional football players are three and a half times more likely to die of degenerative brain disease than the general population.
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Question reference: S5O-03655
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether children with additional support needs should be educated at the nearest appropriate school to their home.
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Question reference: S5F-03600
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2019
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that the number of police officers injured in attacks has risen by almost a third amid heightened sectarian and other tensions.
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Question reference: S5O-03618
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage change has been in the number of recorded crimes in North Ayrshire over the last decade, and how this compares with the national figure.
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Question reference: S5W-25041
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the most recent figures are for the number of electric vehicle charging points that have been installed in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-25042
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether all electric vehicle charging points that have been installed in Scotland are compatible with all vehicles, or whether there are a variety of different types that only work with certain makes of vehicle.
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Question reference: S5O-03541
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when a women’s health group will be convened and whether it will prioritise the treatment of pre-eclampsia.
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Question reference: S5W-24419
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it records the cause of a drug death in the same way as the rest of the UK and, if not, what the differences are.
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Question reference: S5W-24418
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths in each of the last five years have been caused by drugs prescribed for insomnia or other sleep-related conditions.
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Question reference: S5W-24417
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths have been caused by drugs in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by drug.
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