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-00533
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is implementing the strategy, Tourism Scotland 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-05300
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many projects Community Broadband Scotland has supported in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5O-00485
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that pupils with disorders on the autism spectrum have equal opportunities in school.
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Question reference: S5W-04720
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the large business rates supplement has been in each of the last 10 years, also broken down by how much tax revenue this has generated.
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Question reference: S5O-00396
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to lower outpatient waiting times.
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Question reference: S5F-00429
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2016
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the University of Strathclyde paper, Brexit and the Scottish Financial Services Sector.
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Question reference: S5W-03191
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02542 by Shona Robison on 21 September 2016, whether information regarding the provision of 24/7 palliative care and support services for people approaching the end of their lives is recorded as part of the annual (a) review process for each NHS board and (b) performance report for each Health and Social Care Partnership and, if so, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding which boards provide such a service.
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Question reference: S5O-00198
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action Skills Development Scotland is taking to tackle the reported digital skills gap.
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Question reference: S5W-02452
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards provide or commission dedicated palliative care services that are accessible to patients and their families 24/7.
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Question reference: S5F-00266
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2016
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to reduce waiting times for young people referred to mental health services in Forth Valley and across Scotland.