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: S6O-03027
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what its position is on whether it could hold a referendum on the powers of the Scottish Parliament.
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Question reference: S6W-24544
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what the projected income would have been if the public health supplement had continued in each of the years since it was discontinued in 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-24546
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to re-introduce the public health supplement for large retailers that sell alcohol, for the purposes of funding drug and alcohol prevention measures.
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Question reference: S6W-23944
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of any potential impact of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on the (a) powers, (b) independence and (c) operation of Scottish courts.
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Question reference: S6W-23943
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any potential impact of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on the Act of Union of 1707 in relation to the jurisdiction of Scottish courts.
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Question reference: S6W-23341
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will continue to evaluate any benefits of the Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT) by including further funding for the scheme in its Budget for 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-23841
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to ensure that the 6.5% increase in practice staff earnings, as part of the uplifted General Medical Services (GMS) contract for 2023-24, is applied to all practice staff, including general practice nurses, particularly in practices not aligned with the Agenda for Change, in light of reported instances where staff have only received a 3% pay rise.
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Question reference: S6W-23343
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to support the expansion of local community energy projects.
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Question reference: S6W-23342
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people that were registered with an NHS dentist who have had their access to NHS dentistry removed in the past year.
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Question reference: S6W-23340
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the future viability of the Ferguson Marine Shipyard, in light of the decision to reprofile the 2023-24 budget allocation for phase 1 of the Small Vessels Replacement Programme.