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-06368
- 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 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce alcohol abuse.
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Question reference: S5W-06268
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the potential impact that a trade deal between the UK and US would have on Scotland’s economy.
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Question reference: S5W-06267
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what figures or estimates it has regarding the comparative financial value of Scotland’s exports to the UK, EU and US.
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Question reference: S5W-06360
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 31 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be of changes to the taxi and private hire car provisions of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 on wedding car operators that engage in infrequent supplementary activities, in relation to additional licensing costs per hire.
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Question reference: S5W-06260
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 30 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times for psychological therapy in NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
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Question reference: S5W-06266
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve Scotland’s domestic (inter-UK) economic competiveness.
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Question reference: S5W-06262
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Chair of BMA Scotland that the NHS is being stretched to “breaking point".
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Question reference: S5W-06261
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00323 by Roseanna Cunningham on 17 December 2016 (Official Report, c. 3), what its response is to figures released by Friends of the Earth Scotland that state there are 38 zones in Scotland where safety standards for air quality are regularly broken.
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Question reference: S5W-06264
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to develop additional transport systems in cities, such as trams or monorails.
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Question reference: S5W-06265
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the UK Government on UK-wide plans to roll out 5G, and how it will take these plans into consideration when planning and forecasting the technology solution and cost of its Reaching 100% programme.
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