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-24879
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of new woodland have been created through the New Woodland Investment Programme since September 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-25205
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what process must be followed when an outbreak of Phytophthora ramorum is detected in public or private woodland.
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Question reference: S5W-24866
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on supporting cyber resilience in each year since September 2014.
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Question reference: S5W-25167
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 September 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the R100 programme in the South Scotland region in the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-24861
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has made available through the Climate Challenge Fund since September 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-24870
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 4 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many (a) towns and (b) city centres have free Wi-Fi connections available.
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Question reference: S5W-24824
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment in its Programme for Government 2018-19 to develop a 5G strategy, what progress it has made in developing this.
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Question reference: S5W-24864
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of libraries are Wi-Fi enabled.
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Question reference: S5W-24867
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme since September 2014.
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Question reference: S5W-24868
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government by how much the cost of offshore wind has reduced since September 2014.
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