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-01844
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on the role of local authority licensing boards in tackling alcohol issues.
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Question reference: S5T-00927
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to Burntisland Fabrications in light of reports that redundancy notices have been issued to staff.
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Question reference: S5O-01680
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on widening access to university, particularly for those from the most disadvantaged areas.
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Question reference: S5O-01647
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many calls the emergency services responded to over the festive period.
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Question reference: S5O-01626
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much Scotland's food and drink exports were worth in the first nine months of 2017, and what proportion of these were to the EU.
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Question reference: S5T-00755
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to Burntisland Fabrications to secure jobs in Fife and Lewis.
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Question reference: S5W-12285
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ExxonMobil Chemical regarding the recently-reported prolonged flaring caused by a gas leak at the Mossmorran petrochemical plant, and what action it has taken and plans to take to ensure that the operator has robust contingencies in place so that (a) such incidents do not pose a risk to people living and working in the vicinity of the plant and (b) any disruption to communities arising from unplanned incidents is minimised.
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Question reference: S5W-12290
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact that prolonged gas flaring can have on the environment and, in light of the recently-reported prolonged flaring caused by a gas leak at the Mossmorran petrochemical plant, whether it has asked the operator, ExxonMobil Chemical, to carry out an environmental impact assessment of such operations at its plant.
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Question reference: S5O-01363
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages people to claim the benefits that they are entitled to.
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Question reference: S5O-01147
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes cervical screening awareness.