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-33018
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided to care home workers through Test and Protect in relation to returning to work after testing positive for COVID-19, and whether this is the same as care home guidance.
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Question reference: S5W-32747
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has asked each NHS board to provide details of their 2020-21 flu vaccinations plans and, if (a) so, whether it will publish the responses received and (b) not, whether it will consider doing so.
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Question reference: S5W-32757
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have contracted COVID-19 in each month since March 2020, and how many of those have subsequently died.
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Question reference: S5W-32335
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what ferry repair and maintenance contracts have been awarded by CalMac for the forthcoming winter period.
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Question reference: S5W-32352
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, whether it will be offered to everyone in Scotland and, if not, what percentage of the population will be offered it, and what criteria will be used to determine who is offered it.
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Question reference: S5W-32702
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 cases associated with (a) primary and (b) secondary schools there have been in each week since 11 August 2020.
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Question reference: S5O-04726
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that public services meet the needs of older people and that their rights are respected.
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Question reference: S5W-32181
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 12 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a target for the level of flu vaccine uptake among over 65s, and what it is doing to promote uptake of the flu vaccine among this group.
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Question reference: S5W-31659
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will implement the accessible home testing kit trial recommendations suggested by the Department for Health and Social Care, including introducing steps that will make these more accessible for blind and partially-sighted people, such as assisted home testing and pre-registered kits.
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Question reference: S5W-31660
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to include (a) blind and partially-sighted and (b) other disabled people in testing the accessibility of the proximity tracing that app that it plans to launch.
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