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-19477
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what risk assessments were undertaken by the Scottish National Investment Bank prior to investing in Circularity Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-19480
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on when the Scottish National Investment Bank last received an investment performance report regarding its £9 million investment into Circularity Scotland
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Question reference: S6W-19478
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any conditions that were attached to the Scottish National Investment Bank’s investment into Circularity Scotland, and what information it holds on how any such conditions compare to any conditions attached to the Bank of Scotland’s investment into Circularity Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-19475
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the £9 million invested by the Scottish National Investment Bank into Circularity Scotland, what information it holds on how much has been spent to date, and whether it can provide a full breakdown of this spend.
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Question reference: S6W-19481
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government who the members are of the Scottish National Investment Bank’s advisory group.
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Question reference: S6W-18524
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme, what the total (a) number and (b) value of vouchers issued has been to date.
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Question reference: S6W-19162
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what projects are impacted by the reported suspension of the Scottish Capital Investment Manual process.
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Question reference: S6W-19160
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the replacement for the Scottish Capital Investment Manual process will be in place.
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Question reference: S6W-19161
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has suspended the Scottish Capital Investment Manual process, and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S6W-18525
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with low Earth orbit satellite provider, Starlink, regarding any potential future participation in the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.