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: S6W-14954
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Home Energy Efficiency Equity Loan pilot.
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Question reference: S6W-14970
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the eBike Loan scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-14651
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the SME Loan Scheme have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c) rejected in each year since 2020-21, also broken down by the (i) annual expenditure on the scheme and (ii) average size of (A) loan and (B) cashback awarded.
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Question reference: S6W-14564
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed reduction in the Major Public Transport Projects budget for 2023-24 will have any impact on the delivery of the rail projects outlined in Transport Scotland’s Control Period 6 plans.
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Question reference: S6W-14565
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed reduction in the Major Public Transport Projects budget for 2023-24 will have any impact on jobs and staffing across Network Rail Scotland, contractors and the wider supply chain.
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Question reference: S6W-14648
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c) rejected in each round of the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, also broken down by (i) how much has been awarded, (ii) the average award provided and (iii) how many awards have been given to businesses with (A) fewer than 10, (B) 10 to 49, (C) 50 to 99, (D) 100 to 249 and (E) over 249 employees.
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Question reference: S6W-14581
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of disease prevention measures for pets brought into Scotland under the Pet Travel Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-14957
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Destination Net Zero Vehicle Charge Point Tourism Recovery Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-13410
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is promoting the support available to help with the rising cost of living to people without access to the internet.
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Question reference: S6W-13411
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 19 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote the uptake of social security benefits by older people, including those who do not use the internet.
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