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: S6W-07889
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to determine how many universities in Scotland provide financial support to Confucius Institute branches.
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Question reference: S6W-07665
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the speed at which sarcoma cancer is diagnosed.
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Question reference: S6W-07666
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its strategy is for improving the accuracy of radiology for suspected sarcomas.
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Question reference: S6W-07756
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide farmers, crofters and land managers with advice and opportunities to upskill in order to make transformational changes on-farm.
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Question reference: S6W-07475
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Environment and Forestry Directorate and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) include the impact on emergency services and hospitals in any analysis of plausible extreme scenarios for surface water flooding.
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Question reference: S6W-07664
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the way sarcoma cancer incidence data counts the yearly number of sarcoma cases.
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Question reference: S6W-07883
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to meet with former Hong Kong residents who have resettled in Scotland in order to collect feedback on their experiences.
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Question reference: S6W-07886
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what resources are provided to former Hong Kong residents who resettle in Scotland in order to ensure that they integrate safely.
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Question reference: S6W-07880
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that former Hong Kong residents who resettle in Scotland are successfully integrated into local communities.
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Question reference: S6W-07881
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it has supported former Hong Kong residents who have resettled in Scotland.
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