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-28562
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what business relief in response to the COVID-19 outbreak is offered to proprietors of guest houses that are not eligible for small business support grants because their businesses are also domestic properties.
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Question reference: S5W-28086
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding implications for the oil and gas industry in Scotland, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28127
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 March 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 17 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the timing rules of the Additional Dwelling Supplement application following the temporary suspension of Registers of Scotland activities.
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Question reference: S5W-28083
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what infrastructure is in place to allow for priority COVID-19 testing for offshore oil and gas workers in the North Sea.
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Question reference: S5W-28084
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify travel restrictions for oil and gas workers in the North Sea, in light of their role as essential workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28085
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any plans to contain COVID-19 among oil and gas workers who return to shore.
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Question reference: S5W-27922
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 March 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reduce or remove non-domestic rates on solar panel installations to support businesses in decarbonisation and help meet its target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
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Question reference: S5O-04314
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what coordination is taking place regarding supplies for community pharmacies, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-27798
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has used social media to raise awareness of Lyme Disease and active ways to avoid contracting it, and, if so, what handles, phrases, hashtags and words it has used in this regard.
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Question reference: S5W-27764
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the study by Ernst & Young in 2019 on England’s Premier League, what information it has on how much is raised in tax revenue as a result of the Scottish Professional Football League; how many jobs it supports, and what contribution it makes to the tourism sector in Scotland.