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: S6W-07396
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04853 by Mairi Gougeon on 14 December 2021, for what reason it did not refer 12 of the 19 unpaid Fixed Penalty Notices to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service for consideration of prosecution, and whether the 12 unpaid Fixed Penalty Notices referred to remain valid and unpaid.
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Question reference: S6W-07328
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of wrasse have been used by Scottish fish farms to tackle sea lice issues, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-07319
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance has been delivered to the providers of day services for individuals who have learning disabilities regarding re-opening safely as COVID-19 restrictions are eased.
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Question reference: S6W-07311
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm if massage and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services are included in the definition of independent commercial wellness services, for the purposes of determining eligibility criteria for close contact business support grants.
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Question reference: S6W-07181
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication of its new vision for agriculture, what specific steps it plans to take to “enable more local employment on the land, more women to enter farming and more new and young entrants into farming”.
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Question reference: S6W-07184
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication of its new vision for agriculture, how it plans to take a “whole farm approach” to reducing emissions, and how such an approach will be measured.
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Question reference: S6W-07389
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the reported £290 million that it will receive in Barnett consequentials, as a result of UK Government spending in relation to energy bills and council tax, will be spent on.
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Question reference: S6W-07308
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to address any rising costs associated with the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
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Question reference: S6W-07322
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring access to day services provision for adults who have learning disabilities as COVID-19 restrictions are eased.
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Question reference: S6W-07261
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many playparks have been replaced or refurbished by local authorities in each year since 1999.
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