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-26722
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its childminder recruitment pilots are based in the Highlands and Islands, and where they are based.
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Question reference: S6W-26705
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many residential rehabilitation beds there currently are in the Highlands and Islands region, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-26715
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Bòrd na Gàidhlig will be ending its Gaelic Officers scheme as a result of the Scottish Government not providing an uplift in funding of £354,000 alongside the 2024-25 budget for the Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
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Question reference: S6W-26717
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 18 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish sub-local authority data from Scotland’s Census 2022.
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Question reference: S6O-03352
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what activity it will undertake regarding its Action Plan to Address Depopulation.
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Question reference: S6W-26718
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how often the Population Roundtable co-chaired by the Scottish Government and COSLA has met to date, and when it will next meet.
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Question reference: S6W-26723
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will launch its online digital Talent Attraction and Migration Service (TAMS), and how this will be promoted to employers across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26720
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how often the Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population has met to date, and when it will next meet.
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Question reference: S6W-26721
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding is available in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 for its Addressing Depopulation Fund, as set out in its Action Plan to Address Depopulation.
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Question reference: S6W-26719
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how often the Population Programme Board, comprised of representatives from the Scottish Government, COSLA and enterprise agencies, has met to date, and when it will next meet.
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