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-00603
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of claims that such a move could help the tourism sectors and might help prevent the spread of COVID-19, whether it plans to develop compatibility between the Check in Scotland app and the equivalent apps in the rest of the UK and, if so, what discussions it has had with the other UK administrations regarding this.
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Question reference: S6W-00334
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what long COVID-related initiatives (a) are currently in place (b) will be put in place to (i) track and record data relating to those affected by the condition and (ii) educate GPs to help them to recognise the symptoms of long COVID in adults and children, in order to ensure proper and timely diagnosis of the virus.
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Question reference: S6W-00304
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence is available to demonstrate that the benefits of vaccinating under-30s outweigh the risks, given that the vaccines that may be used for this are still undergoing trials.
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Question reference: S6W-00458
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to remove the three-property limitation rule regarding grants for energy improvements in the private-rented sector.
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Question reference: S6W-00553
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it monitors local authority adherence to the Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and, if so, what its response is to reports of inconsistencies with menu choice across local authority education boards.
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Question reference: S6W-00259
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland plans to introduce a less invasive endoscopic procedure and post-operative helmet to treat craniosynostosis, and whether a more time-sensitive referral process to Great Ormond Street Hospital will be implemented if the procedure is not available through the NHS in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-00280
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria needs to be met in order for all GP surgeries to allow routine face-to-face appointments between GPs and patients.
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Question reference: S6W-00360
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being put in place to track the progress of ventilation improvements and the deployment of ventilation monitoring equipment (CO2 sensors) across all primary and secondary schools.
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Question reference: S6W-00400
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reduce the social distancing requirement in places of worship from two metres to one metre.
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Question reference: S6W-00305
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the number of cases of infection is being used as a criterion to assess the threat of COVID-19, when it is disassociated from the number of hospital admittances and the number of deaths caused by COVID-19.
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