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-23902
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 27 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its consultation, Stability and Simplicity, what plans it has to simplify the delivery arrangements for pillar 1 payments.
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Question reference: S5W-23905
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 27 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its consultation, Stability and Simplicity, what discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding potential changes to Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) rules from 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-23743
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many high-performance pursuit vehicles are (a) owned and (b) leased by Police Scotland; how many officers are qualified to drive these, and how many times in each year since 2016 they have been driven by non-qualified officers.
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Question reference: S5O-03388
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it was first made aware of bullying in NHS Highland, and what action it took.
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Question reference: S5W-22937
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to decrease the prison population and address concerns regarding the (a) safety of prison staff and prisoners and (b) delivery of rehabilitation training, arising from prison overcrowding.
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Question reference: S5W-22928
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the revised total project cost of £80.5 million for HMP Highland is under review, in light of the operational date being pushed back from October 2021 to March 2023, and when specific funding provision will be confirmed.
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Question reference: S5W-22936
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) total cost and (b) annual interest rates will be in relation to the land purchase for HMP Highland, and whether there are any restrictions placed on the land by the seller and agreed to by the purchaser.
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Question reference: S5O-03071
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the finance secretary has made of the impact on business rates of its proposed workplace parking levy.
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Question reference: S5W-21825
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-02853 by John Swinney on 6 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 19), regarding the support for local authorities to access mental health first aid training, what positions "key staff" hold, and whether these include teaching assistants and additional support needs staff.
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Question reference: S5W-21823
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 6 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in its suicide prevention action plan, what action has been taken regarding its aim to create and implement refreshed mental health and suicide prevention training by May 2019.