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-28457
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the reportedly remaining 17.9 million euros of the European Social Fund, not committed by the end of 2023, will be spent by lead partners.
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Question reference: S6W-28460
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much money it was liable to pay to lead partners under the European structural and investment funds, as of 1 June 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-28461
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it paused European structural and investment fund payments to lead partners in November 2019, and, if so, when any such pause was lifted.
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Question reference: S6W-28462
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the structures for distributing European structural and investment funds between the Scottish Government and the lead partners changed, between 2014 and December 2023, in order to address any audit failings.
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Question reference: S6W-28456
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the reportedly remaining 118.1 million euros of the European Regional Development Fund, not committed by the end of 2023, will be spent by lead partners.
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Question reference: S6W-28463
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government who was responsible for any audit failings that meant that proposed projects in Scotland, to be paid for with European structural and investment funds, could not go ahead.
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Question reference: S6W-28459
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much money it was liable to pay to lead partners under the European structural and investment funds, as of 31 December 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-28458
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates it made payments to lead partners under the European structural and investment funds between September 2019 and 31 December 2023, and to which lead partner each payment was made.
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Question reference: S6O-03590
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to support businesses in the rural economy to expand.
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Question reference: S6T-02023
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly not allocated £450 million of available EU funding for investment projects in Scotland.
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