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-02010
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken and work has been carried out to ensure that business conducted by its ministers does not involve the use of any (a) personal email accounts and (b) informal means of communication.
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Question reference: S6W-03183
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not included a crofting reform bill in the Programme for Government 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-03228
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the registered suppliers of the R100 Broadband Voucher Scheme have confirmed that they are able to provide installations across all (a) areas in Shetland and (b) rural and island communities.
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Question reference: S6W-02471
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many special advisers there are, broken down by salary scale, and how this compares with each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-02466
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recently-appointed Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister is receiving the same salary as she did in her role as Chief of Staff, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-02472
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) cabinet secretaries and (b) junior ministers there are, broken down by salary scale, and how this compares with each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-02468
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the First Minister has not previously required the services of a Strategic Policy and Political Adviser.
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Question reference: S6W-02467
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recently-appointed Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister was appointed following an interview process, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-02469
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the job description is of the post of Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister.
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Question reference: S6W-02470
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recently-appointed Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister was paid any salary during her four-month absence from May 2021 as Chief of Staff and, if so, what the (a) reasons were for its position on this matter and (b) source was of this income.
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