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-13093
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Homelessness Task Force.
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Question reference: S5O-01557
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group.
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Question reference: S5W-12161
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of Dogs Trust’s report, Puppy Smuggling: A Tragedy Ignored, whether it will make it a requirement for animal health resources to be available at ports to record the age of dogs entering the country.
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Question reference: S5T-00748
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Child Poverty Action Group report, The Austerity Generation.
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Question reference: S5O-01407
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to mark the Scottish Witch Trials during the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-11848
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 26 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle demand for the purchase of sexual access to women and girls, in light of the recent National Crime Agency figures suggesting that one-in-three victims are trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
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Question reference: S5O-01316
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what role NHS boards can play in ensuring that young people receive information at school that will reduce their risk of contracting HIV.
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Question reference: S5W-11298
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the location of the new social security agency.
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Question reference: S5W-10338
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact was of the 2017 Scottish Open golf championship on the (a) Ayrshire and (b) national economy, and what (i) support and (ii) international promotion it (A) gave to the 2017 event and (B) will offer the event in future years.
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Question reference: S5O-01156
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that creditors operating in Scotland are fully briefed on their legal obligations when dealing with clients on a Debt Arrangement Scheme.
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