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: S6W-03988
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) in research and development of plans for a single green public transport network across the region, with smart card access and affordable fares.
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Question reference: S6W-03860
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of drink spiking and spiking by injection have been reported in each of the past five years, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-03862
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted of drink spiking in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6W-03935
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of the HPV vaccination programme, and how many young people, who missed their vaccinations in 2020, have still to be vaccinated.
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Question reference: S6W-03859
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the police and industry to eradicate drink spiking and spiking by injection to ensure safety in nightclubs and other social settings.
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Question reference: S6W-03989
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 3 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to allay any public concerns about the cost of replacing household gas or electric heating systems with air source heat pumps.
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Question reference: S6W-03570
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations in the Climate Emergency Response Group report, Delivering on Scotland's response to the climate emergency - 12 immediate actions for the new Scottish Government in the year of COP26.
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Question reference: S6W-03747
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported drop in onshore wind energy generation due to changing weather patterns.
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Question reference: S6W-03974
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the bursary for care experienced people in education on their access to other benefits, including housing benefit and universal credit.
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Question reference: S6W-03861
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Police Scotland to discuss drink spiking and the recent reports of spiking by injection.