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-04599
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact of the Dundee Academy of Sport; what support it offers the academy, and whether it is considering providing it with additional capital funding.
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Question reference: S5O-00382
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote apprenticeships.
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Question reference: S5O-00290
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consultation on a draft referendum bill.
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Question reference: S5O-00259
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to attract visitors to Scotland’s town centres.
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Question reference: S5W-03689
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5O-00104 and S5O-00193 by Jamie Hepburn on 7 September (Official Report, c. 15) and 28 September 2016 respectively, whether the independent analysis of the responses to its consultation of the Apprenticeship Levy has been completed and, if not, by what date it expects this to be finalised; whether it will publish the findings of the analysis, and when it would then publish guidance on implementing the levy.
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Question reference: S5W-02645
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact closing the Mountain Weather Information Service would have on North East Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-00206
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken since January 2016 to improve air quality in Aberdeen.
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Question reference: S5O-00158
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the programme of closures of emergency call centres in Aberdeen and Inverness is progressing.
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Question reference: S5W-02088
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its strategy is to recruit for any unfilled psychiatrist posts and encourage more people into the profession and what specific action it is taking to recruit for NHS (a) Grampian and (b) Tayside.
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Question reference: S5W-02087
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many psychiatrists are employed and operational and how many psychiatrist posts are vacant at (a) NHS Grampian and (b) NHS Tayside.