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: S5O-01717
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment by the First Minister on ITV Border that she takes responsibility for recruitment problems in the NHS, what action is being taken to address staffing shortages in NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S5W-13631
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what contact it has had with NHS Dumfries and Galloway regarding the future of Acorn House.
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Question reference: S5W-13616
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13220 by Humza Yousaf on 18 December 2017, whether it will provide details of the calculations and analysis that it used for the expenditure models.
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Question reference: S5W-13617
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 10 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how applications for proposed tidal lagoon developments that are not included in the national marine plan would be considered.
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Question reference: S5W-13611
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it can take to ensure that the Scottish Ambulance Service engages with Kirkconnel Community Council regarding the future of Kirkconnel ambulance station.
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Question reference: S5W-13610
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any plans by the Scottish Ambulance Service to move the ambulance station out of Kirkconnel.
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Question reference: S5W-13400
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions there was no out-of-hours GP service available in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-13184
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-12220 by John Swinney on 7 November 2017, whether it will publish the (a) minutes and (b) list of attendees for each meeting.
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Question reference: S5W-13186
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what contact it had with (a) Children in Scotland, (b) Aberlour, (c) the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland, (d) Action for Children, (e) the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures, (f) Crossreach, (g) Social Work Scotland, (h) Children’s Health Scotland, (i) COSLA, (j) Includem, (k) One Parent Families Scotland and (l) Enable Scotland between 25 October and 8 November 2017 regarding the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill between 25 October and 8 November 2017, and on what dates.
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Question reference: S5W-13399
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13103 by John Swinney on 12 December 2017, whether it will provide (a) the percentage of schools that do not receive public equity funding and (b) a list of schools in each local authority area that do not receive this funding.