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-06711
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what role trade unions and environmental groups will have in designing the bidding process for the two freeports in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-06791
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government which organisations were consulted during the development of the Scottish National Investment Bank’s gender equality strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-06578
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how much funding did each project receive and (b) how many jobs were created by each project as a result of the 2020 round of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-06393
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Network Rail regarding any proposed staff reductions in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-06928
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what role the Care Commission plays in the distribution of (a) public and (b) private funds across care homes.
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Question reference: S6W-06917
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has begun assessing the additional resourcing and skills requirements of the Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), and when it will prepare a strategy to address these requirements.
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Question reference: S6W-06849
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what specific funding has been given to Aberdeenshire Council to help with clean-up costs associated with Storm (a) Arwen, (b) Malik, (c) Corrie and (d) Eunice.
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Question reference: S6W-06874
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support businesses, in light of a recent report suggesting that on average, in the last year, over four shops per day in main retail areas ceased trading.
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Question reference: S6W-06731
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage (a) farmers and (b) landowners to plant more mixed woodland through government-funded schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-06794
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish National Investment Bank will undertake its first equal pay review, as set out in the requirements in the Scottish National Investment Bank Act 2020.