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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 22 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-34357

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what priority will be given to supermarket workers regarding the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Question reference: S5W-35136

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 5 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether the "digital platform to record vaccinations" that it plans to develop, as outlined in its draft Budget, will allow for the deployment of an effective and secure health passport system as part of its response to COVID-19.

Question reference: S5W-35135

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 5 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it plans to develop a "digital platform to record vaccinations", as outlined in its draft Budget, and how it plans to utilise the data collected from the platform.

Question reference: S5W-35299

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much capital investment there has been in each further education college in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S5W-35548

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that people with learning disabilities who are living in supported accommodation will receive the COVID-19 vaccination as part of priority group 6, and when this group will begin to be vaccinated.

Question reference: S5W-35298

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been provided to each further education college as a result of the 2017 college sector estates condition survey.

Question reference: S5O-05084

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance secretary had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in advance of setting the health expenditure in its 2021-22 Budget.

Question reference: S5W-34578

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time for (a) cataract, (b) glaucoma, (c) age-related macular degeneration and (d) other ophthalmology treatments has been in each month since March 2019, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-34577

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) did not attend and (b) cannot attend appointments for (i) cataract, (ii) glaucoma, (iii) age-related macular degeneration and (iv) other ophthalmology treatments have been recorded by each NHS board in each month since March 2019.

Question reference: S5W-34353

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 January 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 (a) in supermarkets and (b) among supermarket staff.