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: S5O-00856
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 30 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how mental health can be affected by unemployment.
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Question reference: S5F-01131
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 March 2017
To ask the First Minister what further initiatives the Scottish Government will take to boost tourism, in light of a 15.6% increase in attendance at Scotland’s visitor attractions in 2016.
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Question reference: S5O-00824
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what impact air pollution is having on human health, flora and fauna in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-00788
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in North Ayrshire pay no rates because of the Small Business Bonus Scheme, and how many will be exempt in 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-07355
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that warns that Scotland could face substantial budget reductions following the renegotiation of the fiscal framework in 2021.
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Question reference: S5O-00696
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the impact on employees in Scotland of the proposals to reduce the pensions of workers in the nuclear decommissioning estate.
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Question reference: S5W-06541
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been registered with an NHS dentist in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5O-00650
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding it will provide to North Ayrshire Council in 2017-18 to improve educational attainment.
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Question reference: S5O-00626
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 1 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the UK Government’s welfare reforms have had on North Ayrshire's economy.
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Question reference: S5F-00801
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2017
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on the UK Government's new industrial strategy.