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-34224
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the parameters that were set for Scottish football’s governing bodies in relation to the use of the £30 million funding package announced on 10 December 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-33734
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what recruitment plans it has in place to increase the number of people able to administer the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
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Question reference: S5W-34007
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 12 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support is being given to people with autism to help with the changes to their routine caused by COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-34006
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 12 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the impact of COVID-19 on people with autism.
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Question reference: S5F-04702
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 January 2021
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-34002
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether home care workers receive regular COVID-19 testing and, if not, for what reasons.
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Question reference: S5W-33847
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether pharmacists and their support teams will be offered weekly COVID-19 tests.
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Question reference: S5W-33849
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many cancer screening appointments have been cancelled in each month since February 2020, broken down by screening programme.
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Question reference: S5W-33850
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many cancer services referrals have been made by GPs in (a) each year since 2017 and (b) 2020 to date.
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Question reference: S5W-33848
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS and social care staff have died during the COVID 19 pandemic; how many of these people's families were eligible for the £60,000 death-in-service payment, and how many have received the payment to date.