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-27213
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is possible to require operators of rail stations to make provision for spending areas, where there are no appropriate nearby locations for the use of assistance dogs.
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Question reference: S5W-27212
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for expanding the provision of spending areas at rail stations that do not have appropriate nearby locations for the use of assistance dogs.
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Question reference: S5W-27211
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) which rail stations have spending areas for the use of assistance dogs.
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Question reference: S5W-27216
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 11 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements it has in place with the DWP to redirect people from Scotland who mistakenly apply to that department instead of Social Security Scotland.
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Question reference: S5F-03924
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 February 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5O-04062
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to record the loss of greenspace in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-26926
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25781 by Jeane Freeman on 31 October 2019, whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made on implementing the 29 recommendations in the audit of rejected referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), including what action has been taken since each NHS board replied to the Minister for Mental Health's letter of 19 June 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-26927
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25781 by Jeane Freeman on 31 October 2019, whether it will publish the Minister for Mental Health's letter of 19 June 2019 to each NHS board regarding how they process referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and the replies received.
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Question reference: S5W-26905
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to complete its review of the effectiveness of its Guidance on Dog Training Aids, and whether the findings will be made public.
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Question reference: S5O-04029
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to support the Edinburgh Christmas and New Year celebrations, and what criteria are applied.