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-19232
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Public Health Scotland's recently published statistics, whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons why 225 referrals for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in NHS Forth Valley were not accepted between January 2023 and March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-19230
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help mitigate the impact of any bus driver shortages in (a) Stirling and (b) Fife.
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Question reference: S6W-19229
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on any economic impact of research and development collaborations between Scottish universities and higher education institutions in the rest of the United Kingdom.
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Question reference: S6O-02446
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress towards meeting its 2030 target for widening access to university admission.
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Question reference: S6O-02394
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether muirburn is a crucial tool for preventing and controlling wildfires.
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Question reference: S6O-02370
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how the planning system can help to create a strong, prosperous and vibrant retail sector, including through business support.
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Question reference: S6O-02331
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to accelerate the reopening of any sites that are currently closed due to inspections by Historic Environment Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-17964
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that it considers the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation to be the only measure of progress on widening access to further education, and, if so, what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-17963
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the short-life working group on widening access data, which is working towards ensuring that a wider range of indicators, including indicators of individual disadvantage, are used to set targets and measure progress on widening access to university, will report.
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Question reference: S6W-17903
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, what progress it has made towards fulfilling its ambition that "at least 5% of all community-based health and social care spending will be invested in preventative whole family support measures by 2030".
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