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-11855
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was asked to provide financial assistance to any potential buyer of Stoneywood Mill, Aberdeen, and arrived at the decision not to provide any such assistance.
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Question reference: S6O-01480
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available in the context of its Covid Recovery Strategy to help high streets recover from the pandemic and ensure that there are no long-term scarring effects.
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Question reference: S6W-11215
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on safety improvements at the A90 Toll of Birness junction since 1 April 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-11216
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) injury and (b) non-injury road accidents on the A90 have been reported in each quarter since 1 April 2017 between Ellon and (i) Peterhead and (ii) Fraserburgh.
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Question reference: S6W-11217
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been killed in road accidents on the A90 between Dundee and Stonehaven in each quarter since 1 April 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-11214
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on safety improvements on the A90 between Ellon and (a) Peterhead and (b) Fraserburgh since 1 April 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-11227
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what options ministers considered for supporting Arjowiggins and the reported 360 affected jobs in Aberdeen.
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Question reference: S6W-11228
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when ministers were first made aware of problems at Arjowiggins.
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Question reference: S6W-11225
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when Scottish Enterprise was first made aware of problems at Arjowiggins.
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Question reference: S6W-11226
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to date to support Arjowiggins and the reported 360 affected jobs in Aberdeen.