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-27014
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 3 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will pass on Barnett consequentials to research in Scotland arising from increased UK Government investment in research and innovation in England.
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Question reference: S5O-04103
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the Agriculture and Climate Change Strategic Group will next meet.
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Question reference: S5O-04078
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by Transport Scotland officials that the volume of traffic on the Queensferry Crossing is beyond what the bridge was designed for.
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Question reference: S5O-04034
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Historic Environment Scotland’s decision to delist Auchterarder Castle from scheduled monument protection.
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Question reference: S5O-03989
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the problems farmers encounter with the inclusion of FAME in red diesel.
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Question reference: S5O-03844
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Fife and Lothian councils since January 2019 regarding traffic flows on the Queensferry Crossing.
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Question reference: S5W-26071
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Fife and Fife Health and Social Care regarding the reason that the St Andrews out-of-hours group was not involved in the re-design of the out-of-hours service.
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Question reference: S5O-03723
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the latest applicants to the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund.
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Question reference: S5O-03566
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 19 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government within what timescale it plans to deliver a single national computer network for Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-03576
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £1.2 billion of recent Barnett consequential funding will be allocated to education.
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