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-18853
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the R100 programme to date.
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Question reference: S6W-18852
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes in Scotland do not have access to superfast broadband.
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Question reference: S6W-18854
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it expects that the R100 programme will be completed.
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Question reference: S6W-18851
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on track to meet its R100 programme targets.
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Question reference: S6O-02411
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it plans to resume the Super Sponsor Scheme for Ukrainian refugees.
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Question reference: S6W-18544
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any of its ministers or civil servants received an invitation to the Food Summit at 10 Downing Street, hosted by the Prime Minister and the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in May 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-18053
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Care Inspectorate’s report, Guidance for children and young people’s services on the inclusion of transgender including non-binary young people, which states that "a young person aged 12 and over is presumed to have sufficient capacity to make decisions about medical treatment, although we recognise this will not always be the case".
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Question reference: S6W-17934
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of human trafficking have (a) been reported and (b) led to a prosecution, in each financial year since 2007-08.
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Question reference: S6W-17935
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many outstanding cases of human trafficking have yet to lead to a prosecution due to court backlogs.
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Question reference: S6W-17936
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards currently have a specialist endometriosis service in operation.