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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

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Question reference: S5O-05035

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what recent representations it has made to the UK Government regarding trade deals with countries linked to genocide.

Question reference: S5W-34609

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2021
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 January 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent Savanta ComRes poll of people in Scotland, which suggested that 68% had concerns about at-home abortions and 86% had concerns around the relationship between these procedures and domestic abuse.

The Scottish Government has noted the findings of the Savanta ComRes poll.

The Scottish Government launched a public consultation on the future arrangements for early medical abortion at home on 30 September 2020, which closed on 5 January 2021. All the evidence and responses received is in the process of being analysed. The Scottish Government will confirm its proposed approach in due course, taking account of that analysis and the range of other evidence available.

Question reference: S5O-04972

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on a recent University of Sheffield report, Interventions to reduce the public health burden of gambling-related harms, which recognises that gambling should be treated as a serious public health concern.

Question reference: S5F-04747

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2021

To ask the First Minister what her response is to the announcement that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be operated by the UK Government and not by the Scottish Government and the other devolved administrations.

Question reference: S5O-04941

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 January 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision by the Lord President to reduce the number of criminal trials, what further support it will provide to victims.

Question reference: S5O-04675

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill will give increased protection to people of any religion.

Question reference: S5W-31993

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to each ministerial portfolio to support the policy response to the COVID-19 emergency.

The Scottish Government publishes its Autumn Budget Revision at 14:30 today. (Document no SG/2020/161)

This represents the second phase of the Scottish Government’s financial response to the COVID 19 emergency, building on the Summer Budget Revision published in May, along with the usual technical adjustments and transfers which are processed in budget revisions.

Document is available here www.gov.scot/isbn/9781800040854

Question reference: S5O-04637

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how COVID-19 has impacted on disabled people.

Question reference: S5T-02361

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what advice services are available to people across Scotland, and whether it considers that such services are adequate.

Question reference: S5O-04490

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of people having been discouraged from using public transport in recent months, how it plans to encourage the use of trains and buses once again.