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-02540
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what projects it has identified for support from the £20 billion infrastructure programme that it referred to in its 2016-17 Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S5F-00275
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2016
To ask the First Minister when she will next meet Alzheimer Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-02575
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the announcement by the UK Government that the Autumn Statement will be published on 23 November 2016, on what date it will publish the draft 2017-18 Scottish Budget.
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Question reference: S5F-00226
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2016
To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
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Question reference: S5F-00177
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2016
To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the new Prime Minister.
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Question reference: S5W-01776
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether, in light of the commitment in the 2016 SNP manifesto to consider the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), it is planning a national roll-out of PrEP.
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Question reference: S5W-01777
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that a decision on making pre-exposure prophylaxis available on the NHS should be a public health priority.
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Question reference: S5W-01694
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its report, Provisional Outturn 2015-16 and Budget Estimates 2016-17, records (a) an underspend in the financial transactions budget and (b) a £128 million overspend in the health line.
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Question reference: S5W-01696
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) First Minister, (b) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution and (c) other Cabinet members last had discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England and what matters were raised.
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Question reference: S5W-01693
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the process will be for the selection of the new commissioner of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and by what date the appointment will be announced.