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: S6O-01975
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost to the public purse will be of private finance initiatives and public private partnerships in 2023-24, and how this compares to 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-14606
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any interim findings will be made available by Police Scotland regarding its ongoing pilot project in the west of Scotland to train officers to recognise gambling addiction and screen people in custody.
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Question reference: S6O-01941
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle cybercrime.
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Question reference: S6O-01903
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its cross-government co-ordination on islands policies, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any impact on rural and island communities of the closure of outdoor education centres.
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Question reference: S6W-14028
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether Amey, North Ayrshire Council or both are responsible for keeping the A78 free of detritus from Gailes to Skelmorlie.
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Question reference: S6O-01849
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what specific training is provided to help serving police officers deal with members of the public who have mental health issues.
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Question reference: S6F-01719
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to encourage people to become foster carers, following reports that only 40 of 400 children referred to Barnardo’s fostering service in Glasgow and Edinburgh have been placed with families in the last year.
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Question reference: S6O-01757
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be the educational impact of open plan classrooms on primary school children.
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Question reference: S6O-01718
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact of air pollution is on mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-12563
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the potential impact on Scotland will be of the closure of the UK Office of Tax Simplification.