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-00814
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its former senior (a) civil servants and (b) agency staff have sought its approval in each of the last five years to take up a position with another employer, and how many times this approval was granted.
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Question reference: S6W-00815
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its former ministers have sought its approval in each of the last five years to take up a position with another employer, and how many times this approval was granted.
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Question reference: S6W-00980
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board has met since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on how many occasions it is scheduled to meet in the next year.
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Question reference: S6W-00881
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many wild wrasse fishing vessel catches have been inspected by Marine Scotland Compliance since 1 May 2021, and what infringements of licence derogation conditions have been identified.
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Question reference: S6W-00930
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will allow people who have yet to have the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination to sign up for an appointment to do so, following reports that it had urged people in their 40s to get their second dose sooner.
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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-01006
- 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 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out or plans of the economic impact of preventing domestic cruise operations from restarting.
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Question reference: S6W-01007
- 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 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what scientific evidence it has used to underpin the decision to prevent domestic cruises operating until all of the country is at least in COVID-19 protection level 1, even if the cruises are sailing only between ports in level 1 areas.
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Question reference: S6W-00597
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the health and social care sector to discuss the extended use of face masks and coverings in community care and adult care homes.
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Question reference: S6W-00589
- Asked by: Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider adapting the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme to offer people with a history of heart disease and stroke and concerns regarding blood clots the option of having the Pfizer vaccine.