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-24067
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in evaluating the devolved employment service, Fair Start Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-23994
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 June 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ash Denham on 25 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will respond to Fit for the Future – Report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-03433
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage local authorities to engage with community councils.
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Question reference: S5W-23747
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports regarding the remit of the short-life working group into complications from mesh procedures.
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Question reference: S5O-03346
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to ensure the occupational safety of fishermen.
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Question reference: S5O-03373
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent analysis recording a fall in serious violent crime over the last decade.
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Question reference: S5W-23538
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Clare Haughey on 31 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on plans for the contactSCOTLAND-BSL service provided to deaf and deafblind British Sign Language (BSL) users.
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Question reference: S5W-23287
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will be in a position to announce the chairs of the independent reviews of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 and the delivery of forensic mental health services in Scotland, which were announced in March 2019.
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Question reference: S5O-03264
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports communities in celebrating their heritage.
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Question reference: S5W-23112
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 14 May 2019
To ask Scottish Government when the first payments from the Advance Payment Scheme for survivors of childhood abuse in care will be made.
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