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-06936
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress Transport Scotland has made with its plans to assume responsibility for the Gourock – Kilcreggan ferry route, and what its position is on the long-term viability of the service.
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Question reference: S5W-06369
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 23 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it is spending on tackling alcohol abuse in 2016-17, and how much it plans to spend in 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-06810
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00613 by Angela Constance on 1 February 2017 (Official Report, c. 7), whether it or its agencies record incidents of bullying in schools and if so, whether it will publish the statistics gathered.
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Question reference: S5W-06811
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle online homophobic bullying and to ensure that (a) it can be adequately reported and (b) perpetrators are brought to justice.
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Question reference: S5W-06565
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on Scotland of the proposals in the UK Government Green Paper, Building our Industrial Strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-06566
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 February 2017
To as the Scottish Government, in light of the reported concerns regarding risks to safety and security, what its response is to the reports that body and bag searching is being stopped at Barra, Tiree and Campbeltown airports.
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Question reference: S5W-06567
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on Scotland of the proposals in the UK Digital Economy Bill.
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Question reference: S5W-06564
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the value is of Scotland's trade with (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand, (c) Canada and (d) the rest of the Commonwealth, and what consideration it has given to improving these links.
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Question reference: S5W-06370
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on the Scottish economy of the long-term stability of the eurozone.
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Question reference: S5W-06366
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposed one week of free travel for rail season tickets holders will be funded; from what budget line the money to (a) fund the free travel and (b) administer the scheme will be drawn; who will administer the scheme, and what impact it will have on other projects for which funding has already been earmarked.
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