Chamber and committees

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.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

Displaying 176 questions Show Answers

Order by |

Question reference: S5O-00038

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to increase early years learning and childcare.

Question reference: S4O-05591

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the renewables sector.

Question reference: S4O-05561

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local organisations that raise awareness of issues surrounding mental health.

Question reference: S4O-05528

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it works with the NHS and local authorities to ensure that medical and home care for older people is adequate and sustainable.

Question reference: S4O-04921

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to Fife Council and other local authorities to help develop vibrant and sustainable local economies.

The Scottish Government's continued investment in infrastructure, regeneration and business support helps support vibrant and sustainable economies across Scotland. We work closely with our partners in local authorities to help deliver Scotland's economic strategy with its focus on increasing competiveness and tackling inequality.

Together with Fife Council, we established the Fife Task Force to respond to the impact of the closure of Tullis Russell. We made available £6 million in additional funding for the work of the task force, in supporting those who had lost their jobs, as well as for local communities, business support and economic growth.

Question reference: S4O-04575

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 10 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ease the transition of severely disabled patients from the juvenile to the adult care system.

The Scottish Government is committed to supporting children and young people through transition periods to make sure that everyone can reach their potential. Under the Getting It Right for Every Child approach, statutory providers are expected to ensure that transition planning for children with severe disabilities starts as early as possible through a multi-agency team which places the child at the centre. Additionally, under the self-directed support programme we are investing over £500,000 on projects aimed at improving transitions for young people in receipt of social care and support.

Question reference: S4O-04399

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the Fishing for Litter project.

Question reference: S4O-04158

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprenticeships it supports in the Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.

Question reference: S4O-04072

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it has given NHS Fife to help improve its performance.

Question reference: S4O-04014

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding it has allocated to Fife Council to protect services.