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-14464
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13825 by Angus Robertson on 18 January 2023, whether any international office has failed to deliver any of its five shared strategic objectives since 2016-17.
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Question reference: S6W-15457
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in Scotland have received NHS treatment in the rest of the UK in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-15747
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, since the enactment of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, how many pieces of secondary legislation it has introduced in the Parliament under the "keeping pace" provision that were subject to the (a) affirmative and (b) negative procedure.
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Question reference: S6W-15748
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, since the enactment of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, how many pieces of primary legislation it has introduced in the Parliament under the "keeping pace" provision.
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Question reference: S6W-15749
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the "keeping pace" power, as set out in the Policy Memorandum for the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, has been used to update Scottish legislation on (a) drinking water standards, (b) food and livestock updates and (c) digital content and services.
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Question reference: S6W-15180
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has investigated the use of waste plastics in road repairs.
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Question reference: S6W-14590
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is allowing private landlords to increase rents by up to 3%.
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Question reference: S6W-15750
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in spring 2023 in the Highlands and Islands region in response to reported figures from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service stating that, between March and April 2022, 95 incidents of wildfires were recorded across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-14589
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is allowing social landlords to increase rents by up to 11.1%.
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Question reference: S6W-14588
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is allowing social landlords and private landlords different percentage rent uplifts.
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