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-03487
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it manages increased passenger numbers on public transport during major events.
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Question reference: S5W-24297
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 2 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) rural and (b) urban state schools in each local authority area have closed and not reopened in another form in each year since 1999, also broken down by postcode area.
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Question reference: S5T-01728
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its forecast is for income tax growth in the coming years.
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Question reference: S5W-23725
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to future-proof NHS Borders for the impacts of an ageing population, including what funding is in place to meet any rise in demand.
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Question reference: S5W-23486
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government which colleges and universities will employ the 80 additional mental health counsellors committed to over the next four years; how many each institution will employ, and how many of the posts will be (a) full-time and (b) part-time.
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Question reference: S5W-23724
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the financial position is of the Scottish Borders Integration Joint Board.
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Question reference: S5W-23738
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend the cap on transitional relief for non-domestic rates.
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Question reference: S5W-23575
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 12 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what power it has under the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 to ban smoking in (a) playparks, (b) outdoor sports facilities and (c) other similar outdoor areas by means of regulations under section 4 of the act.
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Question reference: S5W-23343
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 7 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how growth in the region will be measured following the establishment of South of Scotland Enterprise.
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Question reference: S5W-23341
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 7 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it defines "inclusive growth" in relation to the South of Scotland Enterprise Bill.
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