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-04731
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has about the efficacy of lateral flow tests in detecting the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S6O-00518
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the actions underway to tackle the reported inequalities experienced by ethnic minority communities in the north east.
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Question reference: S6W-04517
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that there is a coordinated, fair and equitable planning system for the marine environment.
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Question reference: S6W-04292
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported outbreak of avian influenza in Angus, for what reason there is not routine vaccination against this virus in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6F-00500
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 November 2021
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to Rape Crisis Scotland's Survivor Reference Group: Police Responses in Scotland Report.
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Question reference: S6T-00268
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported use of kettling during recent protests in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6O-00335
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the University of Dundee about Unite the Union's industrial action over its position that proposed pension changes will disproportionately affect workers on lower pay grades.
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Question reference: S6O-00350
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the support available for cooperatives for the transition to a new economy.
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Question reference: S6O-00272
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how its policies and actions across government will take account of the key findings and recommendations of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission published earlier this week.
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Question reference: S6W-03324
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 14 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the commitment made by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People on 19 May 2020 regarding the provision of additional support to young carers.