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-23427
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what models and approaches have been considered for delivering a public interest test for land reform.
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Question reference: S6W-23297
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the refreshed Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan that it committed to publishing in its Programme for Government 2023-24, whether the (a) Far North, (b) Highland, (c) Kyle of Lochalsh, (d) West Highland and (e) Inverness-Aberdeen train line will be included in the refreshed plan.
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Question reference: S6O-02865
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with its enterprise agencies regarding how to support innovation by small businesses, including in relation to the use of alternative fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil.
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Question reference: S6W-22642
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22383 by Michael Matheson on 3 November 2023, in relation to the National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care, what specific steps are (a) being taken and (b) planned to (i) improve rural primary care staff recruitment and (ii) skills development of remote and rural staff.
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Question reference: S6W-22983
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of the Highland Council's current backlog of outstanding road repairs, and what the cost was at the end of (a) 2022-23, (b) 2021-22, (c) 2020-21 and (d) 2019-20.
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Question reference: S6W-22831
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the full implementation costs were of joining the National Dashcam Safety Portal.
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Question reference: S6W-22833
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the cost associated with the National Dashcam Safety Portal pilot would have been (a) expected to have been paid from Police Scotland's existing budget and (a) provided by the Scottish Government.
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Question reference: S6W-22834
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the cost associated with the Digital Evidence Sharing Capability will be (a) expected to be paid from Police Scotland's existing budget and (b) provided by the Scottish Government.
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Question reference: S6W-22830
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Digital Evidence Sharing Capability to be rolled out.
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Question reference: S6W-22832
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the full implementation costs will be of the Digital Evidence Sharing Capability.
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