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-03403
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it plans of the impacts on tourist numbers in Tayside.
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Question reference: S5O-03374
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the Referendums (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S5O-03350
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when NHS Tayside's next annual report on drug deaths will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-23175
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 29 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the report on the internal investigation at the Carseview Centre in Dundee will be made available to the public.
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Question reference: S5W-23171
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 28 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 announced in March 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-23173
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 28 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that patients in Angus can receive 7-day intensive home treatment support.
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Question reference: S5W-23172
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 28 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of monitoring data for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, what it is doing to reduce the number of new mental health episodes that start with an emergency detention certificate.
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Question reference: S5W-23174
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns regarding the absence of a lead psychiatrist to oversee locum psychiatrists in Dundee, what action it is taking to ensure that this position is filled as soon as possible.
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Question reference: S5O-03316
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the talks between the Confederation of Passenger Transport and Transport Scotland regarding the national concessionary travel scheme cap.
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Question reference: S5W-23023
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what it considers “significant environmental effects” to be when referring to strategic environmental assessments carried out by SEPA.
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