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-13905
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the amount of Chinese investment in the farming industry in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-13903
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the amount of Chinese investment in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-13904
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the amount of Chinese investment in infrastructure in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-01828
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what road improvements are being carried out on the A77 and A70 to address any challenges faced by road users.
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Question reference: S6W-13563
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much of its budget for the A77 over the next year has currently been set aside for extreme weather maintenance.
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Question reference: S6W-13564
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents involving (i) HGVs and (ii) other vehicles on the A77 there were in 2022, and whether it will provide a breakdown of these figures by the section of the road that passes through South Ayrshire.
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Question reference: S6W-13249
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, of the number of wind farm applications submitted in the last two years, how many have been refused.
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Question reference: S6W-13248
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the three most common reasons were for a wind farm application being refused over the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-13251
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many sites there are for which two or more wind farm applications have been submitted in the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-13250
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, of the wind farm applications submitted in the last five years that were refused, how many have been granted approval following a "material change" within the two years following the initial application.