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-06943
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it (a) can offer and (b) is offering to the people of Ukraine through any means.
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Question reference: S6W-06936
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the (a) laptops and (b) tablets delivered to school pupils in (i) South Ayrshire and (ii) East Ayrshire have (A) been damaged and (B) had to be replaced.
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Question reference: S6W-06934
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many free bikes have been provided to school pupils in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire to date.
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Question reference: S6W-06935
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) laptops and (b) tablets have been delivered to school pupils in (i) South Ayrshire and (ii) East Ayrshire to date.
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Question reference: S6W-06933
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the (a) laptops and (b) tablets due to be provided to school pupils in (i) South Ayrshire and (ii) East Ayrshire are yet to be delivered.
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Question reference: S6W-06486
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of homophobia have been reported in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-06682
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many local authorities have a (a) sustainable exhibitions and (b) events and exhibitions officer in place.
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Question reference: S6W-06775
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many households have received money from the £500,000 of funding to help pay for the installation of interlinked fire alarms.
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Question reference: S6W-07028
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the National Performing Companies.
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Question reference: S6W-06887
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the report in The Scotsman on 6 February 2022, what action it is taking to support independent publishers deal with rising costs for items such as printing and materials.
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