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-35547
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on corroboration in relation to criminal offences, and whether it is still considering abolishing the requirement following Lord Bonomy’s Review of post-corroboration safeguards.
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Question reference: S5W-35223
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on administering COVID-19 vaccinations to hospital inpatients to avoid them missing their scheduled vaccination in the community.
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Question reference: S5W-35303
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether Police Scotland plans to increase the number of patrols around schools when pupils return to ensure that social distancing is maintained among adults congregating at drop-off and pick-up times and, if so, whether it will provide additional funding to support this.
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Question reference: S5W-35153
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether students who are British citizens and who experienced care in a non-UK country will be eligible for its Care Experienced Bursary.
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Question reference: S5W-34957
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have requested patient transport services in the NHS Lothian area in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-34954
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many referrals have been made to the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion from each NHS board area in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-34862
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget allocation was for the Respiratory Care Action Plan for Scotland prior to the Scottish Budget 2021-22 being published.
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Question reference: S5O-05081
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the finance secretary will include funding for a replacement Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in its Budget for 2021-22.
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Question reference: S5W-35498
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by David Stewart MSP (on behalf of the SPCB) on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide information about the rationale for reaching its decisions in relation to the publication of evidence submitted to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints.
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Question reference: S5W-34793
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when frontline NHS workers will receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.