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-01615
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of concerns raised by COSLA regarding local authorities not being able to register all of their properties on the Land Register of Scotland by 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-13010
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost was of any repairs undertaken on the Queensferry Crossing between 4 September and 27 November 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-13009
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what repairs were undertaken on the Queensferry Crossing between 4 September and 27 November 2017.
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Question reference: S5F-01815
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2017
To ask the First Minister for what reason the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy has been abandoned.
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Question reference: S5F-01764
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2017
To ask the First Minister what maintenance procedures are in place for the Queensferry Crossing.
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Question reference: S5W-12209
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has already allocated to each local authority for the Pupil Equity Fund in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19.
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Question reference: S5W-12221
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much money, other than the £19.9 million spent on Getting it Right for Every Child and the £41.6 million for extra health visitors, has been allocated to the administration of the Named Person Scheme each year.
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Question reference: S5W-12210
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the money allocated to each local authority for the Pupil Equity Fund has been used to cover administration costs, and how much has gone directly to schools for strategies to improve attainment.
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Question reference: S5O-01383
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what data it will use to determine the categorisation of salmon rivers for season 2018-19.
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Question reference: S5O-01420
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with angling clubs regarding the categorisation of rivers for 2018.
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