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-32142
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered piloting its proposed short-term let regulations before implementation.
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Question reference: S5W-32141
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its short-term let consultation will be live for four weeks and not the standard 12, and what its position is on whether this timescale will allow stakeholders to properly engage with the process.
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Question reference: S5W-32140
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its short-term let consultation document makes no reference to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector.
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Question reference: S5W-32016
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of NHS Dumfries and Galloway's plans to deliver the 2020 flu vaccine.
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Question reference: S5W-32058
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on cancelling the 2020 licensing fee for pubs and other hospitality premises, and whether it has discussed this with COSLA.
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Question reference: S5W-31877
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason some routine dentist treatments are available privately but not to NHS patients.
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Question reference: S5W-31831
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has the power to disband the Nith Navigation Commission.
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Question reference: S5W-31800
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of delays in processing Disclosure Scotland applications for care home staff.
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Question reference: S5W-31832
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns raised by Fisheries Management Scotland regarding tree-planting grants.
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Question reference: S5W-31632
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-30927 by Fergus Ewing on 24 August 2020, whether it will provide a breakdown of (a) how much each farmer was fined and (b) each farmer's geographical location.