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-26766
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 19 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on procurement contracts relating to its Reaching 100% programme.
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Question reference: S5O-03771
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Liam McArthur on 21 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider introducing a scheme to support employees of MSPs who, for reasons of ill-health, are unable to continue in work.
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Question reference: S5O-03782
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it undertakes with major employers to ensure that STEM courses are relevant and appropriate to the needs of commerce and industry.
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Question reference: S5W-26219
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for developing Scotland’s circular economy.
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Question reference: S5O-03739
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on its commitment to help mitigate the damage to transport infrastructure caused by flooding in the north east and, in particular, the King Edward area in the Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency.
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Question reference: S5O-03729
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to victims of financial crime in circumstances where banks seem to have failed to observe their own lending criteria and "know your customer" protocols.
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Question reference: S5W-25894
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, following its announcement of Serco as the preferred bidder for the Northern Isles Ferry Services tender, when the contract will be signed.
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Question reference: S5O-03646
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the reported decline in the number of European tourists visiting Scotland due to negative perceptions of Brexit.
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Question reference: S5W-25409
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its approach to implementing the ban on sending biodegradable municipal waste to landfill, which is due to be enforced from 1 January 2021.
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Question reference: S5O-03468
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the climate emergency.