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: S5O-00670
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the board of NFU Scotland and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-06576
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 3 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has not placed the findings of its 2015 staff survey in the public domain, and what its position is on this decision.
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Question reference: S5W-06575
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 3 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what is position is on the findings of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s 2015 staff survey.
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Question reference: S5W-05946
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which Police Scotland divisions pay the NHS to provide medical services in custody centres.
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Question reference: S5F-00847
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2017
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Auditor General’s comments regarding Police Scotland and that the “lack of progress that’s been made in demonstrating financial leadership is unacceptable for any public body.”
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Question reference: S5W-05948
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many air (a) rifles and (b) weapons it estimates there are in Scotland and how many of these were licenced on 1 January 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-05949
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average time and (b) longest time has been to process an application for an air weapon certificate that was received by the 31 October 2016 deadline.
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Question reference: S5W-05947
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what level of service police custody centres receive from the NHS, and whether the level is the same for all centres.
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Question reference: S5O-00593
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comment by the RCN in a report from November 2016 that “core areas of service - such as nurse-led primary care, long-term conditions management and care for older people in prison or those with learning disabilities - are falling short in many areas".
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Question reference: S5W-05991
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which new psychoactive substances the Scottish Prison Service tests for when prisoners are subject to a drugs test.
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