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-36014
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ben Macpherson on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the Deer Working Group’s report.
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Question reference: S5W-36013
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that Scotland maximises the potential benefits of Artificial Intelligence, and addresses the associated challenges.
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Question reference: S5O-05136
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding managing the economic impacts of Brexit.
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Question reference: S5W-35780
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ben Macpherson on 8 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress there has been in implementing its deposit return scheme.
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Question reference: S5O-05101
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact on beef farming in Scotland of a memorandum of understanding with Brazil.
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Question reference: S5O-05079
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, Social Security Scotland Client Survey: 2018-2020.
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Question reference: S5W-34735
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the prioritisation of First Responders, who work on the frontline alongside the emergency services as volunteers, in the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S5O-04986
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding retaining the £20 uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit.
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Question reference: S5T-02617
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding compensation for fishing communities, in light of the disruption at ports since the end of the EU exit transition period.
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Question reference: S5O-04919
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 January 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations it is making for its participation in COP26.