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-03095
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it plans to commit to its proposed National Towns of Culture scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-03094
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) aims and (b) objectives of its proposed National Towns of Culture scheme will be.
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Question reference: S6W-03085
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage more people who live in Scotland to apply for Additional Support Needs (ASN) vacancies in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-03098
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it anticipates that the completion of the North Lot of the R100 scheme will be delayed until 2026-27.
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Question reference: S6W-03088
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the total cost will be to set up an international office in (a) Copenhagen and (b) Warsaw.
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Question reference: S6W-03103
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update the law on antique air weapons, in line with the announcement from the UK Government that it will be closing loopholes in existing legislation on the use of antique firearms.
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Question reference: S6W-03086
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the eligibility criteria for libraries to apply for its £1.25 million Public Libraries COVID Recovery Fund, which is to be distributed through the Scottish Libraries and Information Council.
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Question reference: S6W-03089
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many members of staff it anticipates hiring for its proposed international offices in (a) Copenhagen and (b) Warsaw, and how much it will set aside for the cost of staffing each office.
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Question reference: S6W-03087
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether a contingency plan is in place, should the Scottish Libraries and Information Council be oversubscribed with applications for funding from the £1.25 million Public Libraries COVID Recovery Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-03099
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can confirm which Scottish islands it plans to connect to a subsea fibre cable, as part of the R100 programme, and whether it anticipates this being completed on schedule.
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