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-21086
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that any lessons learned regarding whistleblowing are shared across the public sector.
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Question reference: S6W-21069
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to enhance whistleblowing protection.
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Question reference: S6W-21068
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that those who work in the public sector have had any relevant whistleblowing training.
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Question reference: S6W-21087
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that whistleblowing procedures are clear to all members of staff in the public sector.
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Question reference: S6W-20951
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average GP-to-patient ratio has been in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-20950
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps each of its directorates has taken to reduce costs during the cost of living crisis.
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Question reference: S6W-20952
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many laptops it has purchased since 1 March 2020, broken down by the brand of laptop, and what the total cost was of these purchases.
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Question reference: S6W-20949
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings from the 2021-22 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, which were scheduled to be published in mid-2023.
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Question reference: S6W-21063
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has budgeted for the establishment of a new Small Business Unit, as proposed in its Programme for Government 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-20425
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations in section 5 of the report, A Progressive Stroke Pathway, which was published in March 2022.