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-02594
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of pupils learning a musical instrument fell by over 1,000 between 2016-17 and 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-19154
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the social care workforce is properly resourced so that people with neurological conditions can be cared for in their own home or other alternative care settings to hospital.
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Question reference: S5W-19153
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 26 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent Sue Ryder report that suggests that providing proactive and planned care to a person with MND could lead to savings of between 30-50% annually.
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Question reference: S5O-02449
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local communities where nearby rivers have been polluted by waste overflows from detritus flushed down toilets
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Question reference: S5O-02311
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how its investment in the £1.3 billion Edinburgh and South East City Region Deal will help deliver inclusive economic growth across the region and benefit residents in Midlothian and Musselburgh.
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Question reference: S5O-02233
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 14 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information the UK Government shares with it regarding the possible outcomes of a so-called hard Brexit, and what input it has into the scenario planning.
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Question reference: S5O-02150
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on farming of Brexit.
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Question reference: S5O-02038
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of the Newbattle High School Digital Centre of Excellence.
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Question reference: S5O-01773
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on the impact of Brexit on Scotland's finances, in light of the recent analysis by the UK Government, which reportedly suggests that, regardless of the terms of departure, Brexit will have a negative impact across all sectors.
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