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-19569
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce barriers to accessing HIV and sexual health testing within rural areas and communities.
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Question reference: S6W-19566
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of a national online service for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and bloodborne viruses, as announced in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-19545
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 25 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much a prisoner on the prison estate is currently charged for 100 minutes of telephone usage for (a) landline and (b) mobile calls, and whether it will provide a breakdown of any change to those charges in each of the last four years.
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Question reference: S6W-19543
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils were suspended from schools in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-19546
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an assessment of the impact of the redevelopment of Ardrossan harbour on the ferry routes servicing Arran, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-19541
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress towards its target for out-of-area residential placements and inappropriate hospital stays to be greatly reduced by March 2024, as set out in its report, Coming Home Implementation: A report from the working group on complex care and delayed discharge.
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Question reference: S6W-19542
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many rural bus services have been discontinued in each year since May 2018, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-19537
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much was paid out in grants from the Forestry Grant Scheme, and how many grants were made, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-19544
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the financial limit is beyond which it considers that the cost for answering a written parliamentary question would be disproportionate.
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Question reference: S6W-19547
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what structures or schemes it currently has in place to provide support to EU students seeking financial support to study in Scotland.
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