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: S6W-23273
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the provision of micro-grants to support and promote volunteering via Creative Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-23269
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the National Trust for Scotland estimate that only 30% of the actions in the 2019 Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s historic environment sector have been delivered, mainly due to a lack of resource.
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Question reference: S6W-23268
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take regarding the number of buildings described by Historic Environment Scotland as "of national importance" that the Church of Scotland plans to release from its estate over the next decade.
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Question reference: S6W-23270
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the refresh of the Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s historic environment sector is still on track to be published in February 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-23115
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 5 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government (a) whether and (b) how it will consider any impact on food production and farming of any new national parks being created in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-23104
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of teachers who (a) participated in and (b) passed probation training for (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools, in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-23112
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it defines "sustainable agriculture" in relation to the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-23106
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what share of the £350,000 funding to accelerate the distribution of Closed Loop Systems for people with type 1 diabetes was received by each NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-23107
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether all funding that it has allocated to NHS boards to assist with increasing the provision of diabetes technologies (a) has been spent or (b) will be spent on diabetes technology hardware.
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Question reference: S6W-23105
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what share of the £19.6 million funding for the increased provision of diabetes technologies was received by each NHS board.
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