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-12044
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that rural tourist areas will not be adversely impacted by the closure of VisitScotland hubs.
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Question reference: S5O-01353
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that rural and urban communities receive equal support.
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Question reference: S5W-11545
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to close the reported skills gap in the Scottish Borders.
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Question reference: S5W-11548
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 13 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help the Scottish Borders transition to a more knowledge-based economy, as recommended in Regional Skills Assessment 2016, South Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-11371
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in the Scottish Borders.
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Question reference: S5W-11372
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which areas in the Scottish Borders will next receive broadband improvements.
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Question reference: S5W-11373
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing initiatives that are similar to the North Coast 500 to other parts of the country.
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Question reference: S5W-11168
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 25 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10337 by Michael Matheson on 10 August 2017, what plans it has to record centrally the number of violent attacks in which acid or other corrosive substances are used, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the action plan that is being developed to tackle such crime.
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Question reference: S5W-11118
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the cross-border implications for livestock farmers in the Scottish Borders arising from the proposal to reintroduce lynx to the Kielder Forest in Northumberland.
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Question reference: S5W-10786
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to improve infrastructure in tourist destinations.
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