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-15856
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Network Rail regarding the use of any spare capacity on passenger trains to freight goods into Scotland's cities.
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Question reference: S6W-15653
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on track to meet its commitment to reduce car km by 20% by 2030.
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Question reference: S6O-01996
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding an assessment of the impact of short-term let licencing on the rural economy.
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Question reference: S6O-01962
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to roll out Mobility as a Service across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-01901
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues and councils regarding improving connectivity for Scotland’s islands.
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Question reference: S6W-13956
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12954 by Jamie Hepburn on 20 December 2022, which of the Good Governance Task Group’s recommendations on college governance that were made in 2016 (a) have been and (b) are still to be implemented.
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Question reference: S6O-01854
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has received that the correct procedures were used by the board of South Lanarkshire College when it took the decision to dismiss its Principal.
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Question reference: S6O-01824
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted on the effect of the rent cap on the number of homes available for rent in the private sector.
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Question reference: S6W-13012
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 9 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-12054 and S6W-12392 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 November 2022 and 6 December 2022, whether it has the power to extend the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract after its conclusion in September 2024, and for what reason it has not provided this information in its answers.
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Question reference: S6W-13182
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the St Andrew's Award for exceptional acts of bravery can be awarded posthumously.
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