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-21331
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 25 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what actions can be taken to reduce activity in Scotland relating to the production, sale and supply of fake and fraudulently obtained genuine passports for misuse and criminal activity.
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Question reference: S6W-21192
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken so far to rejoin the (a) Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and (b) Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), as committed to in its Programme for Government 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-21323
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the potential for again making available free COVID-19 testing to the general population, in light of recent reports of new variants and a potential winter rise in cases and mutations.
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Question reference: S6W-21326
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its latest and revised best estimation is for the in-service delivery date for when the Glen Sannox ferry will be operable on the CalMac route, and the total estimated overall cost of the vessel upon delivery.
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Question reference: S6W-21041
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider closing the 35 schools in Scotland that were found to have been built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, as has been done in other jurisdictions.
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Question reference: S6W-21083
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to provide adult carers who live on islands with additional financial support, in light of it stating in its publication, Carer Support Payment: island communities impact assessment, that "the value of Carer Support Payment in real terms will be lower for island and rural carers".
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Question reference: S6W-21082
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure a high rate of vaccination against diseases among young people, in light of UK Health Security Agency data revealing that 13% of new students are unprotected against four deadly types of meningitis.
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Question reference: S6W-21052
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure the safety of all road users and pedestrians, in light of Police Scotland figures revealing that there have been over 2,000 incidents involving e-scooters reported in the last year.
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Question reference: S6T-01548
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a ban on American XL bully dogs, in light of a series of reported attacks involving such dogs.
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Question reference: S6W-21170
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 15 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any properties that it has purchased in the last two years for the purpose of housing asylum seekers, including the cost of any such purchases, and the number of any asylum seekers who have been housed in each property.
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