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-20947
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals in the draft Budget could support town centres in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency.
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Question reference: S5W-20948
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 22 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals in the draft Budget could support social housing in the Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency.
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Question reference: S5W-20461
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress CalMac has made on delivering its commitments in relation to being awarded the Clyde and Hebrides contract following the tender process in 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-20531
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 December 2018
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it will confirm arrangements for the future provision of the publicly-funded Gourock-Dunoon ferry service, which is currently operating on the town centre-harbour route.
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Question reference: S5O-02686
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when the health secretary last met the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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Question reference: S5O-02658
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the education secretary has had with the minister for public health regarding CPR training in schools.
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Question reference: S5O-02626
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations has undertaken with port authorities regarding the implications of Brexit.
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Question reference: S5W-18855
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to protect the printing industry.
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Question reference: S5F-02649
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2018
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to help improve recycling rates and the quality of recycling.
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Question reference: S5W-17322
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-09647 by Shona Robison on 30 June 2017, when it will complete its work on the recommendations made by the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group in its report on the regulation of independent healthcare at Phase 2, and when it will implement these.