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-28148
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 17 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the COP26 summit should be delayed in light of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-28069
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 7 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it is offering to older, ill and other at-risk people who are being advised to stay at home in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and who do not have access to (a) the internet or (b) online banking services regarding concerns that they might be penalised for delayed payment of council tax, and how this advice is being provided.
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Question reference: S5W-28048
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many council tenants have been subject to eviction proceedings in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-28047
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many council tenants have been evicted due to rent arrears in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-28049
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many court orders have been obtained for the eviction of council tenants in each the last three years, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-27456
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is providing additional funding to NHS (a) Ayrshire and Arran and (b) Greater Glasgow and Clyde to deal with the threat of coronavirus, and, if so, how much.
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Question reference: S5W-27474
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been classed as unlawfully at large in each month since July 2017, and how many are currently unlawfully at large.
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Question reference: S5W-27479
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with West Dunbartonshire Council regarding homeless deaths.
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Question reference: S5W-27478
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent homeless deaths.
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Question reference: S5W-27477
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the reported increase in homeless deaths.
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