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: S6O-02021
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that key sectors, such as engineering, are allocated sufficient numbers of modern apprentices.
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Question reference: S6O-01808
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding the reported impact on farmers in Scotland whose livestock may be exposed to animal diseases as a result of delays to the introduction of post-Brexit border controls for checking meat and other products entering the country.
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Question reference: S6O-01789
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans Forestry and Land Scotland has for the Glenprosen Estate.
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Question reference: S6O-01734
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will seek to achieve a balance between food and energy security, in relation to permitting the use of productive agricultural land for the deployment of large-scale solar arrays.
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Question reference: S6W-12775
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the proposed consultation on adding trade union nominees to the boards of college institutions will be published.
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Question reference: S6O-01650
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to build support for Scottish independence.
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Question reference: S6O-01619
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local food and drink producers to access public sector procurement contracts.
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Question reference: S6O-01454
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to support armed forces and veterans’ families in Scotland during the cost of living crisis, in light of recent reports that almost 3,000 serving military personnel in the UK are reliant on Universal Credit.
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Question reference: S6O-01411
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to legislate to freeze housing rents.
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Question reference: S6W-09741
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to address the findings of Professor Muir’s report on education reform in relation to the inspection of early learning and childcare services.