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
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Question reference: S6W-11416
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11199 by Neil Gray on 4 October 2022, whether it will list the meetings that its (a) ministers and (b) officials have had with COSLA between March 2022 and October 2022 to discuss Scotland's welcome to Ukrainian refugees.
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Question reference: S6W-11417
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it has carried out on its review of the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-11415
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many cultural organisations in Scotland have closed since the start of 2019.
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Question reference: S6T-00915
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported “perfect storm” that the arts and culture sector is facing, in light of reports that organisations such as the Falkirk Town Hall, the Filmhouse in Edinburgh, the Belmont in Aberdeen and the Edinburgh International Film Festival recently entered into administration and the Modern Two art gallery in Edinburgh was forced to close for winter.
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Question reference: S6W-11154
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish its refreshed Culture Strategy Action Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-11153
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation is carried out following the allocation of international development spending.
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Question reference: S6W-11152
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its current decision-making criteria are for international development spending.
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Question reference: S6W-11145
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the decision was taken to pause the Youth Music Initiative’s funding as part of the cost of living emergency budget review.
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Question reference: S6W-11144
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the decision was taken to include the Youth Music Initiative’s funding as part of the cost of living emergency budget review.
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Question reference: S6W-11147
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether funding for the Youth Music Initiative will be secure after March 2023.