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-00536
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages access to art, drama and music by all children, irrespective of background.
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Question reference: S5F-00718
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2017
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the recent BBC report suggesting that 90% of performance athletes supported by sportscotland come from a middle class background.
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Question reference: S5W-05451
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the proposal by the StepChange Debt Charity and others to extend the Debt Arrangement Scheme to help people who have undergone an income shock.
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Question reference: S5W-05454
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Review of Scottish Public Sector Procurement in Construction, which was published on 22 October 2013, (a) what the timeline is for completion of the review's recommendations, (b) how any payment schemes will be policed and reported on and (c) how much retention money in total is being held by public authorities and, of this total, how much in sterling is over 12 months old.
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Question reference: S5W-05453
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Review of Scottish Public Sector Procurement in Construction, which was published on 22 October 2013, what it can do to assist SMEs with retention payments, and whether the model used under the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 can be used as an alternative to cash retentions.
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Question reference: S5W-05455
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Review of Scottish Public Sector Procurement in Construction, which was published on 22 October 2013, and the issue of payments, how it will ensure that the whole supply chain is paid within 30 days.
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Question reference: S5W-05452
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the minimum suggested level of physical education each week in primary and secondary schools is two hours or two periods.
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Question reference: S5W-05244
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00215 by Shona Robison on 22 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), whether it considers that Healthcare Improvement Scotland has the required skills and expertise to ensure the credibility and competency of the inquiry, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-05245
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00215 by Shona Robison on 22 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), what the timescale of the inquiry is; what its (a) parameters, (b) objectives and (c) scope will be, and whether the families affected by the issue will be consulted from the outset.
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Question reference: S5W-05242
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing an independent investigations body, similar to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch in NHS England and Wales, to examine incidents in the NHS.
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