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: S5W-33566
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the outline business case for its proposed publicly-owned energy company.
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Question reference: S5W-35236
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 22 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) laying of regulations for minimum energy efficiency standards and (b) compliance dates which will be set out in the regulations.
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Question reference: S5O-05060
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that older patients in hospital are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S5W-34858
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether self-catering accommodation businesses in island communities will have access to the same financial support as self-catering properties in areas subject to Level 4 restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-34850
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the current guidance which states that children under 12 can meet outside for organised activities, whether it will change this to instead refer to children attending primary school and younger, in order to prevent the potential isolation of some primary school children who will turn 12 from March onwards.
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Question reference: S5W-34854
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of some people experiencing long-term symptoms of COVID-19, such as fatigue, that prevent them undertaking everyday tasks, when patients will be able to access treatment for the condition, long COVID, in a similar way to the services provided by NHS England.
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Question reference: S5O-05030
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are to increase the number of divisional police officers in the north east.
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Question reference: S5W-34736
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 18 January 2021, Extra funding to support unpaid carers, what analysis it has carried out of local carer centre services to ensure that they can adequately support unpaid carers in their respective areas.
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Question reference: S5W-34721
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 18 January 2021, Extra funding to support unpaid carers, what action it is taking to ensure that support is made available to unpaid carers who are unable to access their local carer centre services.
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Question reference: S5W-34722
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 18 January 2021, Extra funding to support unpaid carers, when this funding will be made available to local carer centres, and which centres will be allocated funding, also broken down by the amount each will receive.