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-02769
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to the 2021-22 Arts Alive programme.
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Question reference: S6W-02777
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided each year to Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-02775
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on increasing diversity on the board of (a) the National Theatre of Scotland, (b) the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, (c) Scottish Ballet, (d) the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and (e) Scottish Opera since it published its 2020 Culture Strategy for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-02734
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria (a) musicians and (b) venues will be required to meet to be eligible for support from the Scotland on Tour fund.
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Question reference: S6W-02740
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the UK Government Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, and what its position is on introducing a similar initiative.
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Question reference: S6W-02731
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many pet thefts have been reported in each police division area in each year since 2007, also broken down by how many (a) subsequent (i) prosecutions and (ii) convictions there have been and (b) pets were returned to their owner.
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Question reference: S6W-02835
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to make island tourism more sustainable.
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Question reference: S6O-00185
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it did not commit to introducing a Crofting Bill in its Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S6W-02739
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 15 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many play parks in each local authority are earmarked for refurbishment.
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Question reference: S6W-02738
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 15 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the distribution of its first round of funding to refurbish play parks, broken down by local authority area.
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