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-10587
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to expand and enhance the data available on loneliness and social isolation.
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Question reference: S5W-10585
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that (a) small third sector organisations, (b) individual carers and (c) people affected by loneliness are represented in the consultation on its strategy to tackle social isolation.
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Question reference: S5W-10586
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided from all funding streams to groups and projects aimed at tackling loneliness and social isolation in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-10583
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in the north east it has met with in the last year to discuss business rates.
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Question reference: S5W-10584
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what planning it has undertaken to offer additional business rates support between the publication of the Barclay Review of Business Rates and implementation of the report’s recommendations.
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Question reference: S5W-10582
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on the potential impact to businesses in the hospitality sector of not extending the present cap on business rates beyond the current financial year.
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Question reference: S5O-01138
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support NHS Scotland's recruitment of nurses and midwives.
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Question reference: S5O-01118
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to close the attainment gap.
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Question reference: S5O-00698
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with businesses regarding the implementation of the apprenticeship levy from April 2017.
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Question reference: S5O-00641
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can offer the employees of NCR in Dundee who are facing potential redundancy.