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: S5W-12257
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 October 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 31 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the actions it is taking to deliver its target to meet 11% of non-electrical heat demand from renewable sources by 2020.
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Question reference: S5F-01630
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 October 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2017
To ask the First Minister what progress is being made with the Reaching 100% Programme to connect premises that have not received support from the previous programmes for access to superfast broadband.
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Question reference: S5W-11686
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the Shared Lives model of care, and what its position is on the value of using Shared Lives in providing an alternative to residential care for disabled adults and older people.
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Question reference: S5W-11476
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 5 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to veterans.
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Question reference: S5O-01344
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the establishment of a publicly-owned national energy company.
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Question reference: S5W-11431
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have adopted cycling strategies.
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Question reference: S5W-11437
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what funding is available specifically for the maintenance of cycle paths.
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Question reference: S5W-11434
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the process for redesignating national cycle routes.
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Question reference: S5W-11436
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the additional cost of building and maintaining cycle paths in rural areas is taken into account in the allocation of funding.
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Question reference: S5W-11475
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported proposed closure of Veterans First Point centres.