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: S6O-00890
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a mix of energy sources, including renewables, could facilitate a reduction in energy prices for consumers.
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Question reference: S6W-06404
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 9 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with CalMac regarding reported staffing pressures on the Arran ferry routes.
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Question reference: S6W-06156
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many recorded offences of (a) actual and (b) attempted (i) theft from a motor vehicle by opening a lockfast place, (ii) theft of a motor vehicle, (iii) theft by opening a lockfast place, (iv) theft by housebreaking, including housebreaking "with intent", and (v) house burglary there have been in each of the last 10 years, and, of these, (A) how many and (B) what percentage (1) were reported by the public, (2) were subsequently investigated by police, (3) led to charges being brought and (4) resulted in a successful prosecution.
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Question reference: S6W-06670
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations have now signed up to Scotland’s Redress Scheme as contributors.
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Question reference: S6W-06669
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been distributed in payments by Scotland’s Redress Scheme since its launch.
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Question reference: S6W-06899
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what budget it has provided to the Violence Reduction Unit for each year since 2016-17, and how much will be provided for 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-06717
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many free laptops or tablets given to children in the (a) North Ayrshire, (b) Inverclyde, (c) Renfrewshire, (d) East Renfrewshire, (e) West Dunbartonshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority area have been identified as being hacked by external actors; what remedial action was taken; how long this action took to complete, and whether any further security risks were identified with the devices after remedial action was taken.
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Question reference: S6W-06715
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the (a) North Ayrshire, (b) Inverclyde, (c) Renfrewshire, (d) East Renfrewshire, (e) West Dunbartonshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority area are eligible to receive a free laptop or tablet, and, of those, how many (i) have received and (ii) are yet to receive a free laptop or tablet.
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Question reference: S6W-06402
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate has been made of the number of instances of international parental child abduction that have originated in Scotland, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-06152
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 3 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much civil service or legal time or resource has been allocated (a) since the May 2021 Scottish Parliament election and (b) for the remainder of 2022 on (i) the detailed prospectus making the case for Scottish independence, (ii) governmental proposals or papers designed to further this case and (iii) the consulting on or drafting of legislation designed to hold a referendum, expressed as (A) the number of FTE staff and (B) total staff hours, and broken down by (1) which of its departments the time or resource was allocated within and (2) the associated known or estimated cost of the time or resource.