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-01988
- 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 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic to support cultural organisations, and how much of that funding has been spent.
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Question reference: S6W-01987
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to continuing the (a) Rural Housing Fund and (b) Islands Housing Fund until at least the end of the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-02001
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on how it is supporting SEPA in restoring its service following the 2020 cyber-attack on its system, and how much additional funding it has provided to SEPA in relation to this.
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Question reference: S6W-01887
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) what technical and safety checks were carried out on and (b) whether it uncovered any faults with the MV Arrow prior to it being chartered to cover the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry service.
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Question reference: S6W-01886
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the contingency measures that it put in place in the event that either the MV (a) Loch Seaforth and (b) Arrow broke down.
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Question reference: S6W-01889
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the cost to charter the MV Arrow to temporarily cover the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry service.
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Question reference: S6W-01985
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it has allocated to and (b) has been allocated to projects from the (i) Rural Housing Fund and (ii) Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17.
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Question reference: S6W-01994
- 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 18 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government who it appointed to compile a shortlist of potential candidates to be Scotland’s next Makar.
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Question reference: S6W-01995
- 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 18 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government who is on the shortlist to become Scotland's next Makar.
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Question reference: S6W-02000
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 18 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages international film production companies to make use of Scotland-based self-employed or freelance businesses.
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