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-08175
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian-speaking lawyers it has recruited to ease the resettlement process of Ukrainian refugees in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-08174
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian-language speakers are employed with local authorities; how many vacancies for such individuals remain to be filled, and what steps are being taken to recruit more individuals who are fluent in Ukrainian.
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Question reference: S6W-07759
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that former Hong Kong residents who resettle in Scotland are successfully integrated into local communities.
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Question reference: S6W-07771
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many temporary accommodation places were available in Scotland on (a) 29 March 2022 and (b) 29 March 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-08067
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the SNP manifesto commitment to work with Scottish Enterprise and Creative Scotland to improve the business support available to the creative industries, including how much money has been made available to businesses for this purpose to date.
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Question reference: S6W-08066
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards the SNP manifesto commitment to create a fund for public artwork, and when it anticipates that this will be in place.
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Question reference: S6W-08068
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £1 million funding under the Creative Digital Initiative has been spent to date.
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Question reference: S6W-08065
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards establishing a Youth National Performing Company, and when it anticipates that this will be in place.
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Question reference: S6W-08064
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards establishing a Percentage for the Arts scheme, and when it anticipates that this will be in place.
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Question reference: S6W-08063
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to create a Migration Service for Scotland, including when it anticipates that this will be in place.
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