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: S5O-02953
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the environment secretary has had with the energy minister regarding the environmental impact of the proposed decommissioning of oil rigs at Hunterston.
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Question reference: S5F-03073
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 February 2019
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Youth Strike 4 Climate.
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Question reference: S5W-21493
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many companies involved with the arms trade are account managed by (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise, broken down by the (i) name of each company and (ii) length of time that they have been account managed.
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Question reference: S5W-21108
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what projects were funded by the £13.8 million that was provided by Scottish Enterprise to Selex/Leonardo between 2006-07 and 2017-18, also broken down by what the purpose was of each project.
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Question reference: S5W-20900
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to answer to question S5O-02755 by John Swinney on 10 January 2019 (Official Report, c. 7), (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the teachers who are employed using the Attainment Scotland Fund are on temporary contracts, also broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S5O-02802
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the relationship between the police and the Kurdish community.
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Question reference: S5O-02770
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it will engage stakeholders and the public with the Good Food Nation consultation.
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Question reference: S5W-20218
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with the Office for Nuclear Regulation regarding safety concerns at Hunterston B, and whether any such future meetings are planned.
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Question reference: S5O-02755
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers who are employed using the Attainment Scotland Fund are on permanent contracts.
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Question reference: S5W-20269
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03736 by Keith Brown on 31 October 2016, whether it will provide the information for 2017-18, and what information it can provide regarding which companies received funding, how much they received and the purpose of the award.
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