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-30342
- 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 the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Culture and Fair Work 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-30231
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the Corran Narrows ferry service, what its response is to The Highland Council’s position that councillors need to decide whether to “invest and retain the service in house or transfer responsibilities to Transport Scotland based on the principles set out in the Scottish Ferries Plan.”
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Question reference: S5W-29685
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with local authorities regarding plans to allow self-catering accommodation businesses to trade again when it is safe to do so.
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Question reference: S5W-29686
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers regarding plans to allow self-catering accommodation businesses to trade again when it is safe to do so.
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Question reference: S5W-29684
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what safety measures and guidance it is putting in place to allow self-catering accommodation businesses to trade again when it is safe to do so.
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Question reference: S5W-29687
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has an indicative date for (a) certain types of and (b) all self-catering accommodation to trade again.
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Question reference: S5O-04420
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update of its plans to safely reopen sectors of the economy.
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Question reference: S5W-29110
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of applications to the Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund has been awarded funding that is less than the amount applied for.
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Question reference: S5W-29107
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of applications to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises Hardship Fund has been awarded funding that is less than the amount applied for.
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Question reference: S5W-29102
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many grants from the Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund have been awarded that are less than the amount applied for, also broken down by where the award was (a) 75%, (b) 50%, (c) 25% and (d) 10% of the value of the amount applied for.
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