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-33389
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 1 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23373 by Paul Wheelhouse on 14 June 2019, whether it can confirm the European Commission’s position on the introduction of RET on Pentland Firth services and, if so, whether it can provide further clarity on any progress relating to the introduction of RET on Dunoon-Gourock services provided by (a) CalMac Ferries Limited and (b) Western Ferries (Clyde) Limited.
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Question reference: S5W-34651
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) bed and breakfast establishments and (b) self-catering accommodation businesses in areas subject to Level (i) 3 and (ii) 4 restrictions are ineligible for the top-up grant as part of the Strategic Framework Business Fund, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-34747
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the use of neuroelectric therapy as a treatment for drug addiction.
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Question reference: S5W-34431
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 1 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the budgeted annual subsidy requirements of the two new vessels currently under construction at Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow once they are in service.
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Question reference: S5W-34435
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 1 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of (a) actual and (b) anticipated infrastructure capital spend, at (i) CMAL-owned and (ii) third party-owned terminals, associated with the introduction of the two new vessels currently under construction at Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-34437
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 1 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any grant funding or access arrangements for third party-owned terminals to be used following the completion of the two new vessels currently under construction at Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-34186
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 80 who are not in a care home or in hospital.
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Question reference: S5W-33981
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of the national (a) performance dashboard, (b) advice and booking service and (c) vaccination record system that is referred to in the COVID-19 Delivery Framework.
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Question reference: S5W-33988
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the national workforce plan for the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S5W-33986
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish each NHS board's COVID-19 vaccination delivery plan.
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