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-00269
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it provides to local authorities regarding the number of meat-based options there should be on school-meal menus; what discussions it has with Dumfries and Galloway Council regarding that local authority's decision to have fewer such options for its schools; whether it is aware of reports that parents in Dumfries and Galloway have expressed concerns regarding this policy, and whether any parents have contacted it about the matter.
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Question reference: S6W-00093
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing COVID-19 vaccinations to UK seafarers, such as cruise ship employees, using Scottish ports while working in UK waters.
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Question reference: S6W-00111
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of vaccination doses (a) allocated to NHS Scotland, (b) delivered to NHS Scotland and (c) received by people in Scotland, and what the reasons are for the differences between these figures.
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Question reference: S6W-00212
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what options are available to householders who have been turned down for loans from Home Energy Scotland due to alleged issues with credit scores, and what impact this will have on wider policy objectives.
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Question reference: S6W-00233
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the travel budget will be spent on active travel in the next five years.
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Question reference: S6W-00133
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date a decision will be announced on social distancing measures at events such as the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and what action is being taken to safeguard the viability of such cultural events and protect jobs.
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Question reference: S6W-00239
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support town centre businesses affected by the change of working patterns with more people working from home in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-00128
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, following its decision to extend the 100% business rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure firms for the whole of 2021-22, what savings will be made, broken down by industry sector.
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Question reference: S6W-00124
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties in each local authority area are subject to the (a) basic, (b) intermediate and (c) higher property rate poundage, broken down by industry sector, and how much will be raised from each of the three bands in the current financial year, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-00232
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a list of all publicly-owned companies in Scotland.