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-01005
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether cruise ships from the rest of the UK will be permitted to dock in Scotland from 19 July 2021, if the planned lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions takes place.
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Question reference: S6W-01004
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the cruise industry’s health and safety COVID-19 protocols represent best practice.
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Question reference: S6W-00647
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) guidance and (b) resources were given to health and social care partnerships, in relation to the implementation of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-00643
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish its three-week review of physical distancing restrictions, as announced on 11 May 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-00653
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29542 by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020, whether the official Scottish suicide statistics for 2020 will be available in June 2021, as previously stated.
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Question reference: S6W-00652
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29542 by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020, what plans it has to increase how frequently statistics relating to suicide are published.
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Question reference: S6W-00878
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding it has allocated to local authorities to ensure that they have sufficient capacity to inspect and support all hospitality venues in achieving the standards required by COVID-19 regulations.
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Question reference: S6W-00861
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the gap between the availability of mental health services and the demand for them.
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Question reference: S6W-00748
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what role (a) testing, and (b) vaccine status is going to play in the ongoing response to COVID-19, following the completed roll-out of the vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S6W-00747
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will remove all COVID-19 restrictions following the completed roll-out of the vaccination programme, or whether it will pursue a "COVID-Zero" policy.