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-00016
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it expects the new Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise to be in place.
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Question reference: S5W-35790
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the costs of (a) investigating and (b) fixing the issues with the build-up of ice on the Queensferry Crossing.
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Question reference: S5W-35809
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what regular monitoring it carries out of the level of fiscal deficit.
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Question reference: S5W-35955
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its maximum potential financial exposure is under guarantees and other contractual arrangements relating to the aluminium smelter in Fort William.
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Question reference: S5W-35894
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 18 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it cost to produce the policy paper, Steadfastly European: Scotland’s Past, Present and Future, which was published on 9 March 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-35893
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 18 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it cost to produce the policy paper, After Brexit: The UK Internal Market Act & Devolution, which was published on 8 March 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-35785
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 18 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when puppy training classes that are held outdoors will be allowed to restart under its revised COVID-19 Strategic Framework.
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Question reference: S5W-35694
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 17 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £50 million town centre regeneration fund, which was announced in 2019 has been spent, broken down by local authority area, and how much of the funding has come from (a) its budget (b) the budgets of local authorities.
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Question reference: S5W-35810
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding its agencies provided regarding the proposed Scottish stock exchange, and whether this has been reimbursed.
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Question reference: S5W-35650
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it gives to local authorities to ensure that an existing householder's supply of water, whether private or otherwise, is protected, particularly in relation to planning applications.
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