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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 28 November 2024
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Question reference: S5W-29105

  • 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 Pivotal Economic Resilience 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 amount applied for.

Question reference: S5W-29103

  • 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 Pivotal Economic Resilience Fund has been awarded the full amount applied for.

Question reference: S5W-29106

  • 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 the full amount applied for.

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.

Question reference: S5W-29109

  • 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 the full amount applied for.

Question reference: S5W-29104

  • 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 Pivotal Economic Resilience Fund has been awarded funding that is less than the amount applied for.

Question reference: S5W-28943

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 May 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents were recorded in April 2020 by Police Scotland of members of the public breaking the social distancing guidelines imposed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and how many resulted in the issue of a (a) warning with no fine and (b) on-the-spot fine, broken down by police division.

Question reference: S5W-28851

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 20 May 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost it to replicate the business grants system that has been put in place in England and Wales in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Question reference: S5W-28852

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 20 May 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many business properties are eligible for additional grant funding worth up to 75% of the value of the first business support grant in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and how many are claiming this.  

Question reference: S5W-28853

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 20 May 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to extend 100% business grant funding in response to the COVID-19 outbreak to additional properties eligible for business support grants.