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-10951
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 22 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it expects the earliest date will be for local authorities to implement a Local Visitor Levy, subject to parliamentary approval of its proposed Local Visitor Levy Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-10668
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to financially supporting third sector organisations with rising utility bills.
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Question reference: S6W-10574
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in relation to the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy 2018 to 2022, and how the impact of the strategy is being monitored.
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Question reference: S6W-10785
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is allocating funding from its Humanitarian Emergency Fund to its partner country, Pakistan, following the severe flooding that has reportedly left one third of the country under water.
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Question reference: S6W-10568
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to primary schools and nurseries in low-income areas to allow them to participate in the Theatre in Schools Scotland upcoming productions.
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Question reference: S6W-10570
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made towards meeting the recommendations in the 2011 report, Inspiring Change.
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Question reference: S6W-10569
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported benefits of theatre education experiences for children and young people, how many pupils have been able to watch a theatrical performance in school or as part of a field trip in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-10571
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are taken to incorporate theatrical performances and other cultural activities in prisons and young offender institutions, in light of reported research highlighting the positive impact of arts interventions for people in custody.
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Question reference: S6W-10423
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 8 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09692 by Angus Robertson on 26 July 2022, whether it will address the issue raised in the question on how much it has budgeted for regarding the cost associated with the referral to the Supreme Court of whether the question for a referendum on Scottish independence contained in the proposed referendum Bill relates to reserved matters.
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Question reference: S6W-10572
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made towards the realisation of National Towns of Culture.