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-35767
- 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 Ivan McKee on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has paid any penalties as a result of the suspension of the (a) European Social Fund and (b) European Regional Development Fund scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-35763
- 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 Ivan McKee on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the suspension of the (a) European Social Fund and (b) European Regional Development Fund scheme was due to a failure of its management and control systems.
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Question reference: S5W-35768
- 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 Ivan McKee on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been informed of any penalties that are payable as a result of the suspension of the (a) European Social Fund and (b) European Regional Development Fund scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-35812
- 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 Fiona Hyslop on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in recruiting a new Chief Executive for Scottish Enterprise.
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Question reference: S5W-35811
- 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 Fiona Hyslop on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in each sector in each of the last five years, also broken down by how much has been lost.
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Question reference: S5W-35815
- 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 Russell on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out to determine the reserves and other capital required for the establishment of a central bank for an independent Scotland, and how these would be funded.
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Question reference: S5W-35813
- 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 Fiona Hyslop on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are employed by the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board, and whether it will provide an outline of the work that the Board carries out.
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Question reference: S5W-35661
- 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 Michael Matheson on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic impact of the recent closures of the Queensferry Crossing.
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Question reference: S5W-35665
- 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 Paul Wheelhouse on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to date is, including consultancy fees, of establishing the proposed publicly-owned energy company.
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Question reference: S5W-35814
- 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 Fiona Hyslop on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether Scotland’s Centre for Regional Inclusive Growth remains operational and, if so, (a) how many full-time staff members it employs and (b) and whether it will provide an outline of the work that the Centre carries out.