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
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Question reference: S6W-14860
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that the Best Start North review will be completed.
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Question reference: S6W-14859
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will accelerate the Best Start North review, following a pause in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-15216
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what potential impact the current inflationary pressures may have on the delivery of the (a) medium- and (b) long-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.
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Question reference: S6W-15219
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when in Spring 2023 the long-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be announced.
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Question reference: S6W-14029
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many fatalities were recorded on the A9 between Perth and Inverness in each year from 2012 up to and including 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-14246
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ruth Charteris on 2 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of prosecutions of alleged perpetrators of modern slavery.
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Question reference: S6W-14030
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many speeding tickets were issued to drivers on the A9 between Perth and Inverness in each year from 2012 up to and including 2022, broken down by whether they were related to (a) mobile safety cameras, (b) traffic police and (c) average speed cameras.
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Question reference: S6W-14244
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce commercial sexual exploitation by tackling demand among men.
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Question reference: S6W-14247
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to provide support to people seeking to exit commercial sexual exploitation.
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