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-04493
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 August 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the issues concerning the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill that have been raised by bodies such as the Law Society of Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-30127
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had contact with Creative Scotland, in the Year of Coast and Waters, regarding increasing the number of job opportunities it offers outside Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-30126
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any discussions with the BBC in Scotland about its local democracy reporter scheme, with respect to the viability of weekly newspapers.
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Question reference: S5O-04398
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that there will be sufficient capacity and operators for school buses to operate when schools return in mid-August.
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Question reference: S5O-04368
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how older people in the North East Scotland region will be supported as the country enters the next phase of lifting the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Question reference: S5W-28042
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of its plans to update and strengthen existing licensing legislation covering dog breeding, selling and rehoming, it will introduce a requirement for anyone breeding, selling or transferring the ownership of (a) a litter of puppies to be registered and (b) more than one litter of puppies to be licensed.
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Question reference: S5W-28043
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a requirement for online pet adverts to include the breeder’s registration or licence number, as part of its plans to update and strengthen existing licensing legislation covering pet breeding and selling.
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Question reference: S5O-04327
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 26 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to tackle inequality and poverty in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5O-04257
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the Port of Dundee is properly equipped to handle decommissioning work.
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Question reference: S5W-25993
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the Audit Scotland report, NHS in Scotland 2019, that NHS Tayside has missed the national target for (a) CAMHS patients being seen within 18 weeks, (b) outpatients waiting less than 12 weeks following first referral and (c) day case and inpatients waiting less than 12 weeks for treatment.