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-02879
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01926 by Graeme Dey on 23 August 2021, how many of the 58 potential new stations have been appraised in line with the Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG).
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Question reference: S6W-02157
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason funding that it provided to support organisations responsible for building social housing, which have incurred additional costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has reportedly not been received by some organisations, in light of reports that sub-contractors of Cunninghame Housing Association have not received such funding.
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Question reference: S6W-02477
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the EIS and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-02476
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the primary school performance and attainment data that was published by The Times on 18 August 2021.
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Question reference: S6O-00191
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the restarting of school inspections.
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Question reference: S6O-00137
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its planned consultation on the removal of the not proven verdict.
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Question reference: S6W-02249
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the availability of respite care services in the community for people with dementia and their carers.
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Question reference: S6W-02149
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reopen Eastriggs railway station.
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Question reference: S6W-02181
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01931 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 August 2021, what opportunity was given to individuals and groups to highlight concerns or topics that were not included on the agenda for the planned OECD engagement.
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Question reference: S6T-00112
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the joint statement by the World Health Organization and UNICEF on the need to prioritise in-person classroom-based learning as efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic continue.
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