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-01037
- Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the anticipated end to most requirements for physical distancing from 9 August 2021 will apply to ferries, and what plans are being made to prepare for this, including to ensure that the booking system is able to make equitable provision for islanders and tourists.
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Question reference: S6W-00956
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with groups representing grandparents regarding their right to access their grandchildren following family breakdown.
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Question reference: S6W-00955
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on updating (a) the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 and (b) Section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to allow greater rights for grandparents to access their grandchildren.
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Question reference: S6W-00959
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on revising the Charter of Grandchildren to give greater consideration to the role that grandparents play in a child’s life.
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Question reference: S6W-01108
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the annual maintenance and repair costs have been for each ferry in the CalMac fleet in each year since 2010.
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Question reference: S6W-00798
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time has been for local authorities to complete an AW1[2] following a request by a solicitor in each of the last five years, also broken down by how many local authorities (a) achieved and (b) failed to achieve this within the 21-day limit.
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Question reference: S6W-01107
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how long it estimates each ferry in the CalMac fleet will remain in service.
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Question reference: S6W-01111
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the reliability of CalMac crossings to Arran in advance of summer 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-01112
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of ferry disruption to and from Arran, and what the economic cost is to the island of such disruption.
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Question reference: S6W-01059
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) children and (b) adults have been diagnosed with an eating disorder in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board area.