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-03213
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report published by the University of Northampton, Sustainable Grouse Shooting?, which stated that “We believe that our conclusions, detailed above, are supported by the currently available evidence. However, we are conscious of the danger of legislation being driven by public (non-evidence based) perceptions of issues such as animal welfare, muirburn, rewilding etc. It is important that policy makers are presented with evidence, in a form that they find useful. This report will help in the production of this useful evidence”, and whether it will take the findings of the report into account when making decisions regarding how it supports grouse moor management.
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Question reference: S6W-03216
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that it has led to charges being introduced on some previously free-to-use ATM machines in Scotland, and other machines being withdrawn, what discussions it has had with LINK regarding its decision to reduce the interchange fee.
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Question reference: S6W-02798
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to allow the COVID-19 vaccination status of people normally resident in Scotland to be recorded as fully vaccinated if they have received (a) an NHS-approved vaccine outside of the UK in an EU member state or as part of a UK vaccine roll-out overseas, (b) a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency or Swiss vaccination programme in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City and (c) a vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States; when it plans to implement any such changes, and what exemptions will be made for people normally resident in Scotland who work abroad and have received one or both doses of a vaccine in a country that is not included in any of these situations.
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Question reference: S6W-03214
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes there are in each parliamentary region, also broken down by how many have an EPC rating below grade C.
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Question reference: S6W-03215
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes in each parliamentary region is Warmworks Warmer Homes Scotland planning to improve to at least EPC grade C and by what date this work will be completed; how many homes in each region have received such assistance to date; what other schemes are working alongside Warmworks to ensure that no homes are listed below EPC grade C, and by what date this will be completed.
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Question reference: S6W-03084
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a financial scheme to support the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel to run existing boilers, in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.
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Question reference: S6W-03268
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reintroduce face-to-face health visitor appointments for new mothers, in light of reports that NHS boards are currently only offering telephone and video appointments.
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Question reference: S6W-03226
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that, in NHS Grampian, the (a) average waiting time for the psychological therapy services is 28 weeks, with 240 people waiting and (b) current waiting for a first assessment for psychotherapy services is 32 weeks, with 124 people waiting, and what action it is taking to support the NHS board in reducing these times.
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Question reference: S6W-03042
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its review of the Scottish Strategy for Autism.
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Question reference: S6W-02992
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it (a) can take and (b) is taking to support the approval of further COVID-19 vaccines.
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