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: S6O-00249
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding the digital economy and digital single market.
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Question reference: S6O-00215
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that the £20 reduction to universal credit could have on households in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
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Question reference: S6O-00097
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider establishing a compensation scheme for individuals who have been harmed by sodium valproate.
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Question reference: S6O-00130
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the impacts of riverbank erosion and what support it provides for those who are affected by the erosion.
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Question reference: S6W-01181
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with establishing a National Care Service and what the impact of such a service would have on people living in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area.
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Question reference: S6W-01179
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on COVID-19 recovery funding support for town centres within the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area.
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Question reference: S6W-01180
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of a digital fund for small businesses within the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area and how that fund will be administered.
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Question reference: S6W-01289
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress is being made with abolishing non-residential care charges.
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Question reference: S5W-35560
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when COVID-19 testing kits will be supplied to standalone nurseries.
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Question reference: S5W-35558
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to see a significant impact on the COVID-19 pandemic-induced backlog of elective surgery activity and a return to pre-COVID-19 levels of hospital waiting times, in light of the recent announcement of a further £60 million investment in waiting times recovery.