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-22171
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a list of all Scottish Fire and Rescue Service stations that are planned to be closed in the next year.
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Question reference: S6W-22169
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Fire and Rescue Service high reach appliances have been in operation in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-22170
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a list of all Scottish Fire and Rescue Service stations that have closed in the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-22172
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliances currently in use are more than (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years old.
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Question reference: S6W-22173
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government at which stations Scottish Fire and Rescue Service high reach appliances will be located.
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Question reference: S6O-02621
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much public money it plans to spend in this financial year and in 2024-25 on any work designed to further the case for Scottish independence, including the costs of publication of any independence-related documents.
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Question reference: S6W-21761
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 17 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received an alternative to prosecution from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service for committing an offence under the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act 2021 since it came into force.
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Question reference: S6W-21410
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to update its Partnership Information Network (PIN) policies in partnership with NHS Scotland employers.
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Question reference: S6W-21762
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported warnings from several national supermarkets regarding an increase in shoplifting.
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Question reference: S6W-21763
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide additional resources to Police Scotland to ensure that shoplifting is investigated promptly and to avoid this type of offending being deprioritised.