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-16974
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 24 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any Scottish Government representatives were invited to attend the 2023 Scottish Police Federation Conference in person on 29 March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-16532
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many assaults there have been on NHS staff in psychiatric units in each year since 2018, broken down by NHS board, and how many of these assaults resulted in the admission to hospital of the assaulted individual.
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Question reference: S6W-16796
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when regulations will be introduced regarding (a) a fireworks licensing system, (b) restricting the days on which the sale and use of fireworks will be permitted and (c) fireworks control zones.
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Question reference: S6W-16067
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will send representatives to the Scottish Pollinators Conference 2023 on 15 June.
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Question reference: S6W-16797
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its review of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
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Question reference: S6W-16819
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scotland-relevant findings contained in the know.space report commissioned for the UK Space Agency, Size & Health of the UK Space Industry 2022, which was published on 28 March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-16712
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister plans to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
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Question reference: S6O-02133
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported comments by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive that the festival faces an “existential threat”.
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Question reference: S6W-16058
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in NHS (a) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) Ayrshire and Arran have been treated by an ear, nose and throat specialist for a condition caused by (i) cocaine use and (ii) any other nasal drug consumption in each year since 2013.
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Question reference: S6W-16448
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15827 by George Adam on 23 March 2023, whether it will provide an update on progress towards the objectives outlined in the FOI Improvement Plan, including the 95% target on compliance with timescales.