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-00471
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline any specific initiatives in the marketing and communications strategy for the COVID-19 vaccination programme, which are aimed at reaching communities and citizens where English is not the first language.
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Question reference: S6W-00439
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the intensive care bed capacity has been in each week of 2021, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-00469
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how information about the take up of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is shared with (a) elected Members, (b) local authorities and (c) NHS boards, and how effective targeting is monitored and supported across all agencies.
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Question reference: S6W-00475
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing COVID-19 vaccinations for under 16-year-olds.
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Question reference: S6W-00870
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to implement the recommendations of the National Review of Eating Disorder Services, which was published in March 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-00857
- Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its current activity on suicide prevention and its plans for a new long-term suicide prevention strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-00849
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the NHS will continue on the emergency footing that the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport previously extended to 30 June 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-00525
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-36077 by John Swinney on 24 March 2021, what meetings have been held since that date.
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Question reference: S6W-00537
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support ports by (a) reviewing planning regulations, (b) incentivising diversification and (c) ensuring that they benefit from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-00536
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support joint bids from trust ports for freeport status.
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