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-00979
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is engaging with (a) local authorities and (b) NHS boards on the delivery of its rehabilitation framework.
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Question reference: S6W-01075
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many homes have been recorded as unoccupied in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-01022
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to improve its relationship with the business community.
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Question reference: S6W-00918
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regarding the possible future use of the drug, ivermectin, to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Question reference: S6W-00920
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many independent contractors, including GPs, dentists, optometrists and pharmacists, are fulfilling the role of vaccinator in the COVID-19 vaccination programme, and what percentage of the total vaccination workforce is comprised of independent contractors, broken down by NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-00933
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether people in critically (a) vulnerable and (b) extremely vulnerable groups will be called for the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in a shorter timescale than those in other, non-vulnerable, groups.
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Question reference: S6W-01383
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Transport regarding the action it is taking to address the backlog of people waiting to sit their (a) theory and (b) practical driving tests in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S6W-01303
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) encouragement and (b) support it offers local authorities to repurpose gap/brownfield sites for environmentally-sustainable housing.
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Question reference: S6W-01277
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6T-00001 by Graeme Dey on 26 May 2021, whether it will provide an update on Transport Scotland’s discussions to charter additional tonnage to increase resilience across the ferry network.
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Question reference: S6W-01297
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has plans to require dog walking businesses to be licensed.
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