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: S6O-01074
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to increase subject choice for secondary pupils.
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Question reference: S6W-08001
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 4 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address antisocial behaviour, in particular in relation to repeat offenders.
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Question reference: S6W-07063
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason premises in Class 7 under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 are no longer exempt from the short-term let licensing legislation.
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Question reference: S6W-08133
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many specialist “Lead Teachers” have been recruited since the introduction of the programme in August 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-08132
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to the creation of specialist “Lead Teacher” roles.
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Question reference: S6W-08000
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07650 by Mairi Gougeon on 4 April 2022, what steps were taken to ensure that any required agricultural expertise was represented on the board of South of Scotland Enterprise.
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Question reference: S6W-07999
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) secondary and (b) primary schools have WiFi available for use in every classroom, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-07742
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported poor recording of bullying incidents in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-07741
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what further steps will be taken to support schools in tackling bullying, in light of recent reports regarding the experience of primary school pupils in Dundee and Tayside.
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Question reference: S6W-07650
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government action it is taking to ensure that agriculture expertise is represented in government agencies.