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-21760
- 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 9 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted of 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: S6F-02441
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2023
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take to tackle the reported rising rates of crime and antisocial behaviour at retail premises.
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Question reference: S6W-21405
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what conditions must be met to qualify for an energy saving grant from Home Energy Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-21404
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to widen eligibility for people to receive a grant from Home Energy Scotland to enable more people to make energy saving improvements.
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Question reference: S6W-21587
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to reduce waiting times for physiotherapy appointments in NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
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Question reference: S6O-02601
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how and when it will introduce a leavers fund for victims of domestic abuse, which would provide a social security payment for those who feel the need to flee their homes.
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Question reference: S6W-21257
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 26 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to the introduction of restorative justice services, and, if so, when it plans to roll this out fully across the country.
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Question reference: S6W-21265
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 26 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisons are currently operating over their capacity, and to what extent that is the case.
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Question reference: S6W-21264
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 21 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many fiscal fines have been issued to individuals who have committed an offence in Ayr in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-21263
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 21 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service chose to take no action in (a) Ayr and (b) Kilmarnock in each of the last five years.