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-33760
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting people with blood cancer to make informed choices during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it is supporting them to put their choices into practice.
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Question reference: S5F-04682
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 December 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 December 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-33761
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how its National Cancer Recovery plan has helped blood cancer patients, and what unmet needs it has identified.
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Question reference: S5W-33467
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are working in Scotland on the Coronavirus (COVID-19): ONS Infection Survey, broken down by (a) role, (b) qualifications required and (c) level of pay; who they are employed by; how many survey teams there are, and how current staff numbers compare with forecasts.
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Question reference: S5F-04659
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-33462
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the Coronavirus (COVID-19): ONS Infection Survey began in Scotland; how this compares with other parts of the UK, and, if there were different commencement dates, what the reason was for this.
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Question reference: S5W-33465
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to it stating that response rates for the Coronavirus (COVID-19): ONS Infection Survey were "higher than initially expected", whether it will provide details of what this involved, and what implications this had for the operation of the survey.
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Question reference: S5W-33464
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it makes a contribution to the costs of the Coronavirus (COVID-19): ONS Infection Survey, and, if so, how much, and what the total cost of the survey is.
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Question reference: S5W-33471
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the sample size has been for the Coronavirus (COVID-19): ONS Infection Survey in each week since it began, and how this compares with other parts of the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-33469
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) scheduled, (b) completed and (c) missed visits to participant households there have been in each week since the Coronavirus (COVID-19): ONS Infection Survey began in Scotland, and how this compares with other parts of the UK.