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
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Question reference: S6W-06337
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 28 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the net benefit figure for Business, in table 2 of annex F of the publication, A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland: Final Business Regulatory Impact Assessment, of £333 million is calculated as the sum of -£1,291 and £920 million, and, if so, whether the figure is correct, and, if not, how the figure is calculated.
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Question reference: S6W-06336
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) time period and (b) discount rate of return was used to calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) figures in table 2 of annex F of the publication, A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland: Final Business Regulatory Impact Assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-05979
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05645 by Ivan McKee on 19 January 2022, whether an impact assessment was undertaken as part of its decision to classify the bingo sector as a live event.
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Question reference: S6W-05978
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan Mckee on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05645 by Ivan McKee on 19 January 2022, what epidemiological evidence it considered when classifying the bingo sector as a live event.
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Question reference: S6W-05644
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the bingo industry is ineligible for the Hospitality Top Up Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-05645
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason bingo has been classified as a live event, when it was reportedly not classified as such before the end of 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05242
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the inclusion of psychologists in (a) career coaching, (b) development and (c) vocational rehabilitation programmes for those returning to employment.
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Question reference: S6W-05240
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to meet the needs of an evolving labour market by (a) promoting employer business models that commit to investing in evidence-based human resources development and (b) ensuring that employability programmes focus on developing skills and providing quality work.
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Question reference: S6W-05052
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many lateral flow tests will be available for distribution in the next 12 months.
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Question reference: S6W-05054
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many lateral flow tests have been distributed in each month since they became available to order free of charge.
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