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-07308
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to address any rising costs associated with the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
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Question reference: S6W-07172
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that waiting times for the Scotland's Census 2022 helpline have been over an hour in some cases.
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Question reference: S6W-07173
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any challenges associated with digital poverty in relation to Scotland's Census 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-07410
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 23 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates its Global Affairs Framework will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-07193
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports in Private Eye (Art News, No. 1567) that 1,577 art works are missing from Aberdeen's City Council's art collection.
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Question reference: S6O-00898
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how its policies and actions across government will support South Ayrshire to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-07194
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 16 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of Historic Environment Scotland's properties are being left, as has been reported, to "gracefully die".
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Question reference: S6W-06531
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its new global affairs framework.
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Question reference: S6W-06875
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether decisions related to common good assets should include councillors, regardless of political party, given their role as trustees for such assets in their locality.
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Question reference: S6W-06944
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is offering to the people of Ukraine through its Humanitarian Emergency Fund.