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: S6F-00348
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2021
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will review the implementation date for changes to allow parents to defer their child's start at primary school.
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Question reference: S6W-03015
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to (a) help the private nursery sector implement the roll-out of 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare and (b) ensure that the private and public nursery sectors are being supported equally.
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Question reference: S6W-02524
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) its position is on and (b) support it can provide to pet owners in (i) local authority and (ii) privately-rented accommodation who face their lease being terminated at short notice and may be required to give up their pet should the only available alternative property have a landlord that does not accept pets.
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Question reference: S6O-00202
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many systemic reaction specialists there are who can support people who have had an allergic reaction to their first COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S6O-00177
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting its target of planting 30 million trees by the end of 2021, and whether it achieved the 22 million target last year.
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Question reference: S6W-02584
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the allocation of the £10 million being provided to schools to improve ventilation and CO2 monitoring, also broken down by how many schools in each local authority have received this funding.
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Question reference: S6O-00102
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the National Autistic Society, in light of its reported concerns regarding support for families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-01410
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the support its provides to adopted families to be sufficient, given the recent report from Adoption UK Scotland, which stated that, for the third year in a row, over two-thirds of Barometer respondents said that they struggled to obtain help and support for their family.
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Question reference: S6W-01409
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent Adoption Barometer report by Adoption UK Scotland, which states that more than a third of adopted 16- to 25-year-olds did not reach a positive destination, in relation to education, employment or training, in 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-01434
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a national minimum allowance for foster carers.