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: S5W-34170
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 December 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Independent Review, and when the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board will be reporting.
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Question reference: S5W-34112
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the car parking arrangements at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh during the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Question reference: S5O-04756
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how successful the roll-out of the wearing of face coverings on public transport has been, and how it is monitoring this.
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Question reference: S5O-04713
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on its target to build 50,000 affordable houses during the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S5W-32514
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether COVID-19 funding for bus operators will be extended beyond 8 November 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-32056
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the car parking arrangements at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary during the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Question reference: S5W-31968
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the works at Wards 2A/2B at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children.
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Question reference: S5O-04612
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the procedure and timescale is for probationary teachers to secure posts in schools.
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Question reference: S5O-04606
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consideration it has given to re-establishing Members' ability to vire an element of office cost provision to staff cost provision so that they can make their own spending decisions using these allowances.
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Question reference: S5O-04555
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has allocated to help protect and lift families out of food poverty and extreme poverty.
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