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-34288
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area have died since 1 December 2020 with COVID-19 recorded as the primary cause of death.
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Question reference: S5W-34289
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many daily (a) admissions to and (b) discharges from hospitals there have been in each NHS board area since 1 December 2020.
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Question reference: S5O-04935
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the Edinburgh-Perth railway line will be upgraded.
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Question reference: S5W-33509
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the collection methods for glass containers under the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-33510
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on glass that is in a naturally broken state being collected through the deposit return scheme (DRS).
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Question reference: S5W-33508
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with any emerging scheme administrator on the collection methods for glass through the deposit return scheme (DRS), and how reverse vending machines will be specified to accommodate this collection.
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Question reference: S5W-33267
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to (a) identify and (b) notify areas as pilot regions for Regional Land Use Partnerships.
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Question reference: S5W-33268
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) fiscal and (b) administrative support it intends to give to early adopters of Regional Land Use Partnerships, and whether this financial support will be allocated in the 2020-21 budget.
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Question reference: S5W-33266
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) COSLA and (b) all other public bodies on the establishment of Regional Land Use Partnerships.
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Question reference: S5W-33387
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assess the risk of peat slides on windfarm construction sites.