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-04040
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has given to local authorities regarding parent-teacher consultations, and whether any such guidance specifies (a) whether they should be virtual or in-person meetings, (b) the time of day that meetings should take place and (c) any position on the importance of meeting any requirements for engagement between parents and teachers.
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Question reference: S6W-03701
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to new medicines for people living with progressive forms of MS.
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Question reference: S6O-00349
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the employment gap for disabled people, in light of the reported findings from the Annual Population Survey 2020-21 that the employment rate for disabled people was 47.4%, which was lower than that for non-disabled people.
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Question reference: S6W-03704
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support people who have (a) MS and (b) other neurological conditions with managing their condition while they are waiting for treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-03702
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported backlog with the provision of (a) MS and (b) other neurology services.
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Question reference: S6W-03138
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which of its departments was responsible for the decision for non-symptomatic school pupils to be offered COVID-19 lateral flow tests, as opposed to PCR tests; who made the decision, and when.
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Question reference: S6W-03139
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether essential workers who are (a) unwilling and (b) unable to have a COVID-19 vaccine should instead be allowed to undertake regular (i) lateral flow and (ii) PCR tests to enable them to work.
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Question reference: S6F-00341
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2021
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the announcement that the SQA has entered a two-year agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to improve equalities practices after the Commission established that the SQA was not routinely assessing the impact of its policies and practices against the three needs of the Public Sector Equality Duty.
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Question reference: S6W-03137
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangement it has with Openreach to access private land to facilitate the roll-out of fibre optic broadband.
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Question reference: S6W-02865
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to involve the third sector in the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund.