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-02388
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35190 by Jeane Freeman on 19 March 2021, which stakeholders it worked with; by what means and when it worked with them; what the outcome was of the discussions, and whether it will provide an update on whether third sector staff who are not registered with the Care Inspectorate but who are contracted by NHS boards and health and social care partnerships to provide care and support to patients in their area will receive the £500 payment for health and social care staff.
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Question reference: S6W-02381
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform crofting law during the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-02382
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment in the Scottish National Party election manifesto, how it plans to "develop crofting to create more active crofts".
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Question reference: S6O-00099
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on NHS Highland’s independent review into allegations of staff bullying in Argyll and Bute.
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Question reference: S6W-01989
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been distributed from its Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund, broken down by (a) venue and (b) amount received.
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Question reference: S6W-01998
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) theatres, (b) music venues, (c) dance halls and (d) cinemas have permanently closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-01990
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been distributed from its Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund, broken down by (a) venue and (b) amount received.
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Question reference: S6W-01976
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost of repairs has been for each ferry vessel operating on the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service network in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-01975
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many times each ferry service on the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service network has been (a) delayed and (b) cancelled in each month since January 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-01993
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it allocated to and (b) has been distributed to performing arts venues from the (i) Third Sector Resilience Fund, (ii) Pivotal Enterprises Resilience Fund and (iii) Heritage Emergency Fund.
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