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-09325
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Universities Scotland regarding the potential impact of an independence referendum on (a) the organisation and (b) higher education in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-09321
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the National Farmers Union regarding the potential impact of an independence referendum on the (a) organisation and (b) farmers it represents.
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Question reference: S6W-09326
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Trades Union Congress regarding the potential impact of an independence referendum on the (a) organisation and (b) people it represents.
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Question reference: S6W-09324
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Whisky Association regarding the potential impact of an independence referendum on (a) the organisation and (b) whisky distilling in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-09320
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Age Scotland and (b) other charities focused on supporting older people regarding the potential impact of an independence referendum on (i) their organisations and (ii) the people they represent.
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Question reference: S6W-09318
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA regarding the potential impact of an independence referendum on the organisation.
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Question reference: S6W-09569
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether any concerns have been raised with it about the recording of incidents of domestic and sexual abuse against men in Scotland being lower than in the rest of the UK, and, if so, whether it will confirm who raised those concerns.
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Question reference: S6W-09296
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times Circularity Scotland has met with Zero Waste Scotland in order to ensure that all of Zero Waste Scotland’s knowledge and understanding on the circular economy is being used in support of Circularity Scotland's work.
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Question reference: S6W-09570
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that the recording of incidents of domestic and sexual abuse against men in Scotland is accurate.
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Question reference: S6W-09723
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of new policies introduced for roll-out by local authorities in the last two years have had additional local authority capacity resource attached to them to ensure delivery.
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