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-00505
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that COVID-19 vaccination information about people is transferred quickly and accurately from the vaccination centre to NHS Inform.
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Question reference: S6W-00282
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to improve the booking system for COVID-19 vaccinations, and how it is addressing any reported issues or concerns that have arisen since the current system was implemented.
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Question reference: S6T-00043
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Scottish Children and Young People’s Commissioner, which suggests that some at-risk children might have been detained unlawfully in secure accommodation.
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Question reference: S5W-36034
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will prioritise the COVID-19 vaccination of mountain rescue workers.
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Question reference: S5W-35670
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Invasive Non-native Species Action Group has made regarding (a) rhododendron ponticum and (b) other species, and how many times it met in 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-35669
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it plans to introduce so-called vaccination passports in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-35323
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when key agricultural workers will receive their COVID-19 vaccination and, in light of the approach of the lambing and calving seasons, whether it will consider bringing the date forward.
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Question reference: S5W-35511
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will allow garden centres to reopen, as part of the route map out of lockdown.
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Question reference: S5W-35438
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to decarbonise the Borders Railway.
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Question reference: S5W-35572
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 8 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has with (a) SEPA and (b) local authorities regarding major flood defences.
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