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: S5W-18283
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made regarding the delivery of the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
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Question reference: S5W-18537
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received assurances from the UK Government that it will compensate farmers in Scotland for the reported £160 million owed to them in convergence payments.
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Question reference: S5O-02319
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in the last year in establishing a west of Scotland specialist unit for the treatment of endometriosis.
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Question reference: S5W-18231
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 August 2018
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of the two new vessels being built by Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd for operation on the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network.
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Question reference: S5W-17773
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 31 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding how the AI Sector Deal will benefit Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-17606
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 30 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether companies bidding for public contracts a legally obliged to provide truthful information in bid submissions and, if so, what legal action a company and its directors should face if they do not.
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Question reference: S5W-17609
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 30 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is illegal for a company bidding for a public contract to use insurance documents from an unrelated company, without that company's permission, as part of its bid submission.
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Question reference: S5W-17607
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 30 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is illegal for a company bidding for a public contract to misrepresent its status and structure by falsely claiming to be a subsidiary of a major overseas corporation.
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Question reference: S5W-17608
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 30 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is illegal for a company bidding for a public contract to use the accounts of an unrelated company, without that company's permission, as part of its bid submission.
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Question reference: S5W-17610
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 30 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is illegal for a company bidding for a public contract to give the names of professionals in related industries and academia as referees without their permission as part of its bid submission.