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-01309
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide on update on the roll-out of high-speed broadband to rural locations.
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Question reference: S6W-08715
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement the remaining sections of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 that are not yet in force.
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Question reference: S6O-01153
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Police Scotland officers have retired in this financial year.
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Question reference: S6O-01131
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of social security benefits.
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Question reference: S6W-08481
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many funded university places it has provided in each year since 2007, and of those, how many were to (a) Scottish-domiciled and (b) EU students.
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Question reference: S6W-08041
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to address reported concerns about pupil behaviour in schools.
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Question reference: S6F-01029
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 April 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 April 2022
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on whether Police Scotland's procedures and training for responding to cases of domestic abuse are sufficient.
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Question reference: S6F-00948
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 March 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2022
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to ensure that perpetrators of domestic abuse do not go on to reoffend.
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Question reference: S6O-00756
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local police forces to respond to mental health-related incidents.
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Question reference: S6O-00732
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 February 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on homelessness rates in Scotland.
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