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-27957
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many people (a) in receipt of welfare benefits and (b) on low incomes have accessed the Digital Start Fund to date.
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Question reference: S6W-27956
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of students studying computing science at Higher level in each of the last three years were female.
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Question reference: S6W-27965
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the 2018 GP contract, which moved vaccination services from the remit of GPs to NHS boards, means that emergency vaccinations for tetanus and other conditions can no longer be provided in GP surgeries.
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Question reference: S6W-27686
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the average reduction in journey times has been on each of the national train routes across Scotland in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-27922
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) NHS Lothian, (b) the City of Edinburgh Council and (c) other relevant authorities regarding the reports of non-surgical Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedures taking place in the city, which led to the local authority issuing a public warning on 25 April 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-27903
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what measures it will put in place to increase the rate of housebuilding in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27943
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any assessment of the potential impact on families of including meal deals and temporary price reductions on food by supermarkets, in light of the current cost of living crisis and increasing prices.
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Question reference: S6W-27906
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can provide that the delivery of payments from the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme will be unaffected by the announcement that a new body, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority, has been established.
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Question reference: S6O-03564
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to maximise value obtained from public sector procurement.
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Question reference: S6W-27887
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much support it has provided in (a) grant funding and (b) loan guarantees to Scotland-based manufacturers for the purposes of manufacturing hydrogen buses in Scotland.
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