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-06903
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what role life sciences play in its plans to grow the economy.
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Question reference: S5W-06904
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the life sciences sector.
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Question reference: S5O-00685
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls for a bottle deposit return scheme to be introduced.
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Question reference: S5W-07074
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of women on private sector boards.
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Question reference: S5W-06540
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to promote inward investment.
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Question reference: S5W-06585
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response it to the recent report showing an increase in the number of tourists visiting Scotland and what action it is taking to promote the country to the world.
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Question reference: S5W-06539
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Governmentwhether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to increase productivity in the economy.
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Question reference: S5W-06314
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider and provide a response to the conclusions in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation report, The New Plastics Economy: Catalysing action.
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Question reference: S5O-00580
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce health inequalities during pregnancy and in the postnatal period.
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Question reference: S5W-05869
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how its income tax proposals will change the tax bills for taxpayers in each of the tax bands.
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