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-04409
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that any allocated funding for sport will reach, and be used to support, clubs and groups that deliver local sporting activities, and not be diverted into national or local government budgets.
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Question reference: S6W-04408
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what investment it plans to make in sport in 2022, and who will monitor the use of any investment.
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Question reference: S6W-04407
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make school estates local and affordable sports hubs in order to increase participation in sport.
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Question reference: S6W-04406
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address reported concerns that participation in sport declines once children reach secondary school age.
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Question reference: S6W-03812
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the £15 million of funding announced on 15 October 2021 for a Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is in addition to its commitment in the Programme for Government to “double the budget for community based mental wellbeing services for children and young people to £30 million”.
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Question reference: S6W-03811
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33076 by Clare Haughey on 19 November 2020, whether the £15 million of funding announced on 15 October 2021 for a Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is the continuation of funding allocated previously.
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Question reference: S6W-03650
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) older people, (b) financially vulnerable people, (c) people on low incomes and (d) others in the South Ayrshire Council area it estimates will find it difficult to meet the cost of (i) purchasing and (ii) fitting fire alarms to bring them in line with the minimum standard that is being introduced in February 2022; what support it will offer to help them meet this cost, and what assistance the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will provide.
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Question reference: S6W-03652
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support residents in areas where local authority care and repair services are not available, including South Ayrshire.
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Question reference: S6O-00336
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase the number of students studying pharmacy at Scottish universities and colleges, in light of the reported shortage of pharmacists.
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Question reference: S6W-03810
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Glasgow Prestwick Airport reportedly not charging private aircraft weighing up to 10 tonnes to park at the airport for up to 24 hours.