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: S5W-28690
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has examined the feasibility of conducting Scottish parliamentary elections exclusively by postal ballot should social distancing restrictions remain in place in whole or in part in May 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-28628
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 30 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the funeral sector regarding safety procedures and the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and body bags during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28646
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities are stockpiling body bags in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28629
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 30 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what input (a) local authorities and (b) NHS boards have given to the funeral sector to help to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and body bags during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28263
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of COVID-19 on the exam timetable, what discussions it has had with the SQA regarding pupils sitting exams in the autumn of 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-28637
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 29 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided updated guidance to the funeral sector in Scotland on the care of the deceased and for managing a funeral during the COVID-19 outbreak, similar to that published by the UK Government.
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Question reference: S5W-28209
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, what its position is on introducing a central self-registration system to allow vulnerable people to seek assistance with access to provisions, similar to that in England.
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Question reference: S5W-28369
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-28071 by Michael Matheson on 7 April 2020, what it is doing to monitor the situation closely to measure whether its response is sufficient, and how it is identifying where capacity means that social distancing is not possible on public transport.
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Question reference: S5W-28267
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 22 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether people with motor neurone disease will be included on its vulnerable person register in relation to its response to the COVID-19 outbreak, similar to policy in England.
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Question reference: S5W-28228
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of the impact on businesses of continuing to meet leasing obligations and business loans during the COVID-19 outbreak.