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: S5W-18506
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the intended purpose, or purposes, was of the £200,590 provided by way of a grant to Raytheon by Scottish Enterprise since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-18505
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14272 by Keith Brown on 23 February 2018, what it defines as "munitions" whose manufacture or export will not be supported by it, and for how long this criteria has been in place.
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Question reference: S5W-18507
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the £200,590 provided to Raytheon by way of a grant by Scottish Enterprise since 2007 has been used to manufacture laser-guided missile systems, including Paveway IV missiles, or any equipment related to Paveway missile systems.
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Question reference: S5W-18774
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Transport Scotland rejecting a bid from East Dunbartonshire Council for support from the Local Rail Development Fund to consider doubling sections of track on the Milngavie-Westerton route on the grounds that “Work is currently being taken forward by Network Rail to investigate current train performance (reliability) problems and determine how forecast demand can be accommodated on the route”, what discussions it has had with Network Rail regarding this work, including (a) what this work comprises and (b) by what date it will be completed.
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Question reference: S5W-18712
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how the most recent guidance on human rights reputational risk management for its agencies and other associated bodies was developed; which stakeholders were consulted ahead of or during its development, and whether it will publish the guidance.
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Question reference: S5O-02429
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that pupils with additional needs receive coordinated support plans where appropriate.
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Question reference: S5W-18696
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that ScotRail smartcards function effectively and ease congestion at stations.
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Question reference: S5W-18679
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10525 by John Swinney on 16 August 2017, whether the independent research into additional support for learning has been completed, and whether it will publish its findings.
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Question reference: S5W-18645
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 19 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18053 by Michael Russell on 24 August 2018, what further impact assessments, contingency planning proposals and advice regarding a "No Deal" Brexit it plans to publish ahead of the UK’s planned withdrawal from the EU.
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Question reference: S5W-18522
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 11 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11258 by Keith Brown on 20 September 2017, for what reason the figures in the answer have twice been amended, and to what extent it considers that this meets section 1.2 (c) of the Ministerial Code, which states that “It is of paramount importance that Ministers give accurate and truthful information to the Parliament”.
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