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-23356
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what incentives it will provide for employers to release staff to become on-call firefighters.
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Question reference: S6W-22691
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that most local authorities in Scotland did not publish their audited accounts for the financial year 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-22719
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what oversight it has of Stagecoach and any investigations that the company carries out to ensure that its vehicles have maximum fire safety protections.
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Question reference: S6W-22692
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the reason for four out of five local authorities not publishing their audited accounts in the financial year 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6O-02850
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of Aberdeenshire secondary school parent councils calling for changes to the Teacher Induction Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-22828
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when additional support for the new entrants to farming will be announced, in light of its commitment to announce additional support for new entrants later in 2023.
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Question reference: S6O-02821
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with Social Security Scotland to help with the heating costs of households in the north east.
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Question reference: S6W-22849
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22160 by Angela Constance on 7 November 2023, when any new guidance on responding to emergencies will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-22717
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Stagecoach regarding recent reports of bus fires.
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Question reference: S6W-22690
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the publication of local government audits is essential to ensuring effective and efficient government.
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