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-17482
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken any research in relation to government departments potentially utilising generative artificial intelligence to (a) assist in improving the delivery of public services and governance and (b) offer improved value for money in the use of public funds.
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Question reference: S6W-16965
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Cycling report, Developing A Nation Of Cyclists 2.0, published on 14 March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-17590
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are employed in ScotRail’s customer service centres in (a) Paisley and (b) Dunfermline, and how many full-time equivalent staff are directly involved in CCTV monitoring.
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Question reference: S6W-17591
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many railway stations do not have CCTV monitoring on their premises.
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Question reference: S6W-17499
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) of its departments and (b) public bodies, including Public Health Scotland, have yet to receive a grey tick under the Twitter verification scheme, and what information it holds on when any such grey ticks are expected to be attributed.
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Question reference: S6W-16793
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the last time was that the Scottish Ministers exercised their authority to block a first grant of temporary release of a prisoner, under the Prison Rules 2011, and for what reason this was done.
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Question reference: S6W-17463
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Scottish Racing’s Annual Review & Prospectus 2023, which shows the economic value of horseracing in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-17479
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any of its representatives will attend the Sustainable Aquaculture Summit on 16-17 May 2023 at the Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6W-17601
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of Historic Environment Scotland sites are not equipped with CCTV, and whether it will provide a list of any such sites.
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Question reference: S6W-17370
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many under-18s were held in (a) secure accommodation, (b) Young Offenders Institutions and (c) adult prisons in the year 2021-22.