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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 27 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-17967

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 22 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10178 by Jenny Gilruth on 7 September 2022, whether it will provide an update on the total cost of any financial penalties issued by Transport Scotland to CalMac Ferries Ltd since October 2021.

Question reference: S6W-17759

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17165 by Angus Robertson on 2 May 2023, for what reason it does not hold this information centrally; whether it retains emails relating to invitations to events, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-17808

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of hearing aid technicians in rural areas.

Question reference: S6W-17812

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that Ukrainians who have (a) recently arrived and (b) already settled in Scotland have access to the guide, Scotland for Ukrainians: a guide for displaced people, which was published on 2 May 2023.

Question reference: S6W-17811

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government where the new Talent Attraction and Migration Service will be based; how many jobs it will create, and how many companies it aims to work with per month.

Question reference: S6W-17042

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has held any in-person sessions related to its public consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas, and if so, what the (a) date and (b) location of each session was.

Question reference: S6W-17807

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Ukrainians in Scotland are registered with a GP.

Question reference: S6W-17813

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how often it plans to update the guide, Scotland for Ukrainians: a guide for displaced people, which was published on 2 May 2023, to ensure that it contains the most up-to-date information for Ukrainians in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-17810

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the new Talent Attraction and Migration Service will be launched.

Question reference: S6W-17041

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the question S6W-11752 by Mairi McAllan on 10 November 2022, whether it has now considered whether Island Communities Impact Assessments will be required in relation to its proposed Scottish Highly Protected Marine Areas, and if so, whether it will publish details of this.