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-35456
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 18 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34562 by Paul Wheelhouse on 1 February 2021, when it will bring forward further plans for a publicly-owned energy company, and whether such a company will be established in 2021, as was announced in October 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-35855
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 17 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S5W-35780 by Ben Macpherson on 8 March 2021, when the independent gateway review into the go-live date for the deposit return scheme will commence, and when it is expected to report by.
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Question reference: S5W-35484
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34397 by Aileen Campbell on 10 February 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many devices have been delivered to (a) older, (b) disabled and (c) socially-isolated people, and when it expects to deliver all 5,000 devices.
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Question reference: S5W-35483
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34398 by Aileen Campbell on 5 February 2021, whether it will provide an update on devices distributed as part of Phase 2 Round 2.
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Question reference: S5W-35482
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34219 by Paul Wheelhouse on 18 January 2021, whether it will provide (a) a breakdown of the application decisions made, (b) the projected number of social homes in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural settings to be covered by low-carbon heating work as a result and (c) the timescale for the distribution of funds to successful applicants.
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Question reference: S5W-35451
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of each of the business support funding streams it has announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by how much has been paid out by each stream since March 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-35447
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34297 by Kate Forbes on 18 January 2021, whether it will provide an update on (a) how much has been paid out of the Digital Growth Fund, (b) how many businesses have received funding to date and (c) how much funding it has directly funded.
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Question reference: S5W-35448
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which companies have received investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank.
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Question reference: S5W-35446
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34298 by Fiona Hyslop on 12 January 2021, whether it will provide an update on (a) how much has been paid out of the Scottish Growth scheme, (b) how many businesses have received funding to date and (c) how much funding it has directly funded.
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Question reference: S5W-35449
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administration and legal costs, in relation to its investment in Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab).
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