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-00130
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the introduction of Gaelic medium education in Edinburgh will have on the (a) funding and (b) timing of the proposed New Liberton High School.
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Question reference: S6W-00129
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a high street voucher scheme, as is being implemented in Northern Ireland.
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Question reference: S5W-35182
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 1 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much in total was allocated from its Budget in 2019-20 to non-governmental organisations, including those designated as charities.
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Question reference: S5W-34349
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its plan for the provision of second-dose COVID-19 vaccinations, and what the expected average time will be between the first and second doses.
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Question reference: S5W-34816
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to allowing (a) GPs and (b) pharmacies to order COVID-19 vaccine supplies directly, bypassing NHS boards.
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Question reference: S5W-34547
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to making police officers an immediate priority in the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S5O-05056
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of teaching and education unions.
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Question reference: S5W-35025
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time has been since March 2020 to provide substantive responses to written parliamentary questions that have received holding responses.
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Question reference: S5W-33923
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the First Minister on 8 December 2020 (Official Report, c. 11), what the political rationale was behind the decision to keep Edinburgh under Level 3 of the COVID-19 restrictions; what discussions were held with public health officials regarding the most appropriate Level for the area and whether any of the officials recommended moving the city into Level 2, and whether it will publish the full public health data on which the final decision was based.
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Question reference: S5W-34652
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform the procedures for claiming Disabled Students Allowance.
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