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-03446
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish its remote, rural and island housing action plan.
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Question reference: S6W-03346
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the estimated final cost of the MV Glen Sannox ferry upon completion.
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Question reference: S6W-03419
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many websites it operates.
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Question reference: S6W-03542
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many confirmed cases of children having COVID-19 there have been in each primary and secondary school in each month since August 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-03438
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment in its correspondence to the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee in 2020 that Scotland’s enterprise sector was working with the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board Analytical Unit to improve the measurement of performance of Scotland's enterprise agencies, whether it will provide an update on progress with this work.
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Question reference: S6W-03345
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timetable for the delivery of the MV Glen Sannox ferry.
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Question reference: S6W-03420
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many websites it has launched in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-03523
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide (a) an update on how much of the funding allocated to the improvement of ventilation in school buildings has been spent, (b) a breakdown of how this funding was allocated by local authority, including a summary of how each local authority spent its allocation and (c) an update on how the effectiveness of the funded ventilation upgrades will be measured.
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Question reference: S6W-03530
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any broadband coverage reliability issues in rural communities in North Ayrshire.
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