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-20615
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 August 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Gillian Martin on 14 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards delivering sustainable fisheries management as part of its Fisheries Management Strategy.
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Question reference: S6O-02425
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the latest paper in the Building a New Scotland series, for what reasons it considers that an independent Scotland would need a written constitution.
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Question reference: S6F-02205
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
To ask the First Minister, in light of it being Carers Week, what the Scottish Government is doing to support carers across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-02353
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Pride Month, what it is doing to tackle any discrimination against LGBT+ people.
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Question reference: S6W-17816
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 5 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what key findings and recommendations were identified from the recent study into the impact of the 2016-22 Rural Affairs Food and Environment Research Programme.
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Question reference: S6F-02068
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2023
To ask the First Minister, in light of this being Deaf Awareness Week, what work the Scottish Government is undertaking to ensure that deaf people have their communication needs met.
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Question reference: S6O-02158
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken, in addition to its public consultation, to engage with the fishing industry and the coastal communities that could be affected by Highly Protected Marine Areas.
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Question reference: S6O-02085
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding funding for carbon capture projects in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-15331
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the UK Government's use of an order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to prevent the Scottish Parliament’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from proceeding to Royal Assent.
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Question reference: S6F-01851
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2023
To ask First Minister whether she will provide an update on the Scottish Government's response to ongoing food shortages currently affecting Scotland.