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-28057
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to an oral question from Maureen Watt MSP by the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism on 18 March 2020 (Official Report, col.11) regarding support for the fishing sector, whether it can confirm that a package of support has been agreed, and, if so, whether it will provide details.
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Question reference: S5W-27863
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in each of Scotland’s city region deals to date.
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Question reference: S5W-27823
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses no longer offer support to help fund the Scottish Growth Scheme, and for what reasons.
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Question reference: S5W-27825
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-26086 by Derek Mackay on 12 November 2019, whether, in the interests of transparency, it will reconsider its position on publishing each Scottish Growth Scheme monthly report.
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Question reference: S5W-27824
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-26084 by Derek Mackay on 12 November 2019, whether it will provide an update regarding how much money has been invested in the Scottish Growth Scheme to date, and how many businesses have been supported by this.
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Question reference: S5W-27866
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when RET fares will be applied to the Gourock-Dunoon services provided by (a) CalMac Ferries Limited and (b) Western Ferries (Clyde) Limited.
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Question reference: S5W-27865
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the annual subsidy costs are for each route on ferry services provided by CalMac Ferries Limited.
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Question reference: S5W-27862
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how it calculated the figure of £468 million of anticipated Barnett consequentials listed in Table 1.02 of its Budget 2020-21.
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Question reference: S5W-27864
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the current total level of its borrowing is, and what this represents as a percentage of its borrowing capacity.
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Question reference: S5O-04214
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to utilise the Scotland Reserve in its 2020-21 Budget.
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