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-05775
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to close any fire stations.
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Question reference: S5W-05771
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when the current stock of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service equipment will become obsolete.
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Question reference: S5W-05772
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many fire engines have been removed from service due to staff unavailability in the last year; what review it has carried out of this, and how it plans to reduce the number.
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Question reference: S5W-05537
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comment by the Lord Advocate on 9 December 2016 that "there continue to be systemic aspects of the criminal justice system, which cause difficulties for victims."
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Question reference: S5O-00531
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the tourism sector in the Highlands and Islands.
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Question reference: S5W-05437
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the reported number of secondary appliances taken “off the run” due to staffing shortages in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
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Question reference: S5W-05436
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the sustainability of rural fire stations.
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Question reference: S5W-05403
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the Scottish Police Authority and its committees carry out their functions in ways that are proportionate, accountable and transparent and consistent with principles of good governance, as required by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5O-00478
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Press and Journal campaign, Keep Highlands and Islands Enterprise Local.
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Question reference: S5W-04869
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the average length of time is for patients leaving brain injury rehabilitation wards to wait for outpatient neuropsychological rehabilitation in each NHS board area in each of the last five years.
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