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-06992
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing to young people who have applied for a free bus pass under the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme, but are yet to receive their pass and are paying for bus travel.
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Question reference: S6W-07083
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme will be extended beyond the 31 March 2022 deadline.
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Question reference: S6W-07457
- Asked by: Jim Fairlie, MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, given the current global supply chain issues resulting from the Russia/Ukraine war, what engagement it is having with the food and drink industry.
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Question reference: S6W-07157
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to create a register of beneficial ownership for firms involved in Scottish freeports to help prevent the freeports from becoming hubs for money laundering and illicit trade.
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Question reference: S6W-07169
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06718 by Keith Brown on 2 March 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding precisely how many hubs for regional restorative justice services it plans to establish by 2023, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.
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Question reference: S6W-07050
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06126 by Maree Todd on 28 February 2022, by what date it estimates that all screening centres will have offered women aged 53 to 70 their breast screening appointments within 39 months of their previous screening.
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Question reference: S6W-07084
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many vouchers have been received in each local authority area as part of the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-07210
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been prosecuted for riding an e-scooter in the last 12 months.
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Question reference: S6W-07205
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of grant support options for SME hospitality businesses seeking to fund expansion and growth projects.
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Question reference: S6W-07185
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is putting in place to support businesses that are adversely impacted by government guidance on pursuing hybrid working where possible.
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