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-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.
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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.
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Question reference: S6W-17814
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the 3,124 Ukrainian children enrolled in schools as of 31 March 2023, how many were enrolled in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-17044
- 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 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide details of any (a) newspaper and (b) TV adverts that it placed in relation to its public consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas.
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Question reference: S6W-17045
- 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 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it advertised its public consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas on (a) Facebook, (b) Twitter and (c) Instagram, and if so, whether it will provide details of engagement figures for each platform.
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Question reference: S6W-17046
- 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 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its public consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas, what external organisations it met in advance of the consultation launch, and on what date each meeting took place.
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Question reference: S6W-17047
- 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 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with (a) Western Isles, (b) Highland, (c) Argyll and Bute, (d) Orkney Islands and (e) Shetland Islands Council in relation to Scottish Highly Protected Marine Areas.
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Question reference: S6W-17035
- 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 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it anticipates publishing its response to the results of the Scottish Highly Protected Marine Areas public consultation, after it closes on 17 April 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-17680
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered introducing a compensation scheme for (a) residents and (b) businesses who are impacted by (i) short-notice and (ii) long-notice, ferry cancellations.
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Question reference: S6W-17513
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action is taking to protect care home residents in the Highlands and Islands region from any risks associated with care home closures.
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