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-30318
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the postponement of the 2021 rating revaluations in England and Wales, whether it can confirm that the revaluation in 2022 in Scotland will go ahead as planned.
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Question reference: S5W-30317
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it will make available to Scottish Assessors to complete a revaluation.
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Question reference: S5W-30316
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the non-compliance penalties associated with assessor information notices from Scottish Assessors, particularly for small businesses that are not professionally represented and may be struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-30345
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) letters and (b) emails the Cabinet Secretary for Finance received from businesses in relation to COVID-19 between 20 March and 30 June 2020, and how many of those have been responded to in full and substantively, not including holding replies.
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Question reference: S5W-30344
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) letters and (b) emails the First Minister received from businesses in relation to COVID-19 between 20 March and 30 June 2020, and how many of those have been responded to in full and substantively, not including holding replies.
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Question reference: S5W-30314
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) ministers and (b) Transport Scotland officials have met CalMac to discuss the temporary suspension of the Ardrossan to Campbeltown ferry service.
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Question reference: S5W-30312
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of ferry services, other than the Ardrossan to Campbeltown service, that CalMac plans to suspend temporarily until Summer 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-30313
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what reasons CalMac has provided to it for suspending its Ardrossan to Campbeltown ferry service until Summer 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-30460
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government on what legislative basis Police Scotland will enforce the wearing of mandatory face coverings in shops.
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Question reference: S5W-30343
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) letters and (b) emails it received from businesses in relation to COVID-19 between 20 March and 30 June 2020, and how many of those have been responded to in full and substantively, not including holding replies.