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: S6O-01198
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting farmers to adapt to new technologies.
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Question reference: S6O-01123
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of delayed discharge in the NHS.
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Question reference: S6W-08298
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the First Minister undertook on the commissioning of vessels 801 and 802 for the Clyde and Hebrides prior to the contract being awarded to Ferguson Marine.
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Question reference: S6W-08299
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what related meetings the First Minister undertook prior to the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine.
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Question reference: S6W-08277
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the future funding arrangements for social care in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-01088
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government discussions regarding the remaining COVID-19 hospital restrictions have taken place as part of its Covid Recovery Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-08092
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the cost of grid infrastructure enhancements will be shared across all users rather than levied on individual households that are willing and able to afford investing in domestic generation and storage.
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Question reference: S6O-01057
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest recorded crime statistics.
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Question reference: S6W-07538
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing legislation to prevent a former employee taking an employer to an employment tribunal on purely malicious claims when the current cost for an employer to proceed to a tribunal is reported to be in the region of £7,000 to £10,000.
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Question reference: S6O-01037
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it works with East Lothian Council in the delivery of local government services across the area.