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-12315
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11932 by Neil Gray on 15 November 2022, for what reason it will not publish a breakdown of the allocations made.
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Question reference: S6W-12267
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11628 by Neil Gray on 7 November 2022, what action it took following the letter received by the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture from the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) on 26 September 2022.
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Question reference: S6F-01560
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2022
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that refugees from Ukraine have suitable accommodation on arrival in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-12049
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Carnegie UK publication, Five steps to put wellbeing at the centre of policymaking in Scotland, which was published in 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-11930
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the 23 awards made to date as part of the £8 million Cycling Facilities Fund, including the amount of each award and details of each project.
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Question reference: S6W-11928
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the minutes of all meetings to date of the Industry Advisory Group.
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Question reference: S6W-11931
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £1 million Community Cycling Fund has been committed, and what consultation has been carried out with local authorities on how it has been spent.
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Question reference: S6W-11881
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many residents have been accommodated on the MS Ambition for more than (a) two, (b) four, (c) six, (d) eight, (e) 10, (f) 12 and (g) 14 weeks.
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Question reference: S6W-11880
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many residents have been accommodated on the MS Victoria for more than (a) two, (b) four, (c) six, (d) eight, (e) 10, (f) 12 and (g) 14 weeks.
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Question reference: S6W-11879
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the locations of all of the accommodation that it has supported local authorities to use to accommodate people through its Super Sponsor Scheme.