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-31304
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are for determining whether a death is classified as suspicious or non-suspicious in Aberdeen, and whether this differs from other regions in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-31322
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to people in (a) rural areas and (b) lower-income groups seeking to transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles in line with its climate change action policy package that was published on 18 April 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-31341
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will fulfil the commitment in its Framework For Tax and the recommendation of the Barclay Review of Non-domestic Rates to restore the level playing field with England for commercial premises liable for the higher property rate.
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Question reference: S6W-31301
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many forensic pathologists are currently in training in Scotland, and how many it anticipates will be deployed to Aberdeen upon completion of their training.
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Question reference: S6W-31343
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact and extent of the decision to increase employer national insurance contributions on the retail sector in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-31356
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated number of spectators will be at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and how this compares with the 2014 edition of the event.
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Question reference: S6W-31302
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the process is for auditing the quality of post-mortem examinations conducted in Aberdeen.
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Question reference: S6W-31279
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cladding Assurance Register, provided for in the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024, will be established.
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Question reference: S6W-31310
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are to expand the current capacity for conducting post-mortem examinations in Aberdeen.
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Question reference: S6W-31328
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has identified new areas to be covered by regional land use partnerships, and what progress it is making towards establishing these by 2031.
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