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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 28 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-14491

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the Public and Commercial Services Union industrial action, on 1 February 2023, on the work of Creative Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-14449

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not produced another Two Year Annual Report on Activities of the National Performing Companies since October 2018, and whether it plans to recommence publication of these reports.

Question reference: S6W-14500

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the Public and Commercial Services Union industrial action, on 1 February 2023, on the work of VisitScotland.

Question reference: S6W-14009

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all planned foreign ministerial visits for 2023.

Question reference: S6W-13999

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much inward investment can be attributed to the work of the GlobalScot network, broken down for each year since it was established.

Question reference: S6W-14012

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to winter-proof (a) roads and (b) rail lines in the Highlands and Islands region.

Question reference: S6W-13995

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to open any new (a) static and (b) mobile breast cancer screening units in 2023, in light of the UK Government announcement that it will be providing funding for 13 and 16 such units, respectively.

Question reference: S6W-14000

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how much funding it has provided to Zoho Corporation Private Limited to manage the GlobalScot network website for each year since it entered into partnership with the company.

Question reference: S6W-14462

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09911 by Shona Robison on 18 August 2022, how many new homes have been built through the (a) Rural Housing Fund and (b) Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17.

Question reference: S6W-14006

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many Regional Selective Assistance grants have been paid to projects in the (a) Argyll and Bute, (b) Highland, (c) Western Isles, (d) Moray, (e) Shetland Islands and (f) Orkney Islands local authority area in each year since the grants were established, also broken down by (i) the total amount awarded and (ii) tier.