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-31197
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government which budget it plans to use to fund the establishment and functioning of regional land use partnerships, and which Cabinet Secretary will be responsible for such partnerships.
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Question reference: S5W-31194
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it envisages the sustained ongoing funding of regional land use partnerships.
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Question reference: S5W-31025
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the UK Government’s Nature for Climate Fund as a model for use in Scotland to help tackle the climate and nature crises.
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Question reference: S5O-04524
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional support teachers have been recruited in light of the impact of the lockdown on pupils' studies.
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Question reference: S5W-30978
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown, how it will promote the development of secondary school pupils' mental health and wellbeing as part of the curriculum.
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Question reference: S5W-30970
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it will make available to secondary schools to respond to any mental health and wellbeing issues among pupils following the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Question reference: S5W-30798
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will publish its R100 high-speed broadband online checker.
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Question reference: S5W-30933
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-29857 and 30290 by Fiona Hyslop on 22 and 29 June 2020 respectively, what direct support it is providing to prevent the job losses at National Trust for Scotland properties in the Galloway and West Dumfries constituency.
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Question reference: S5W-31012
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a grant scheme to increase energy efficiency in the homes of employed people.
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Question reference: S5O-04466
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what further measures the finance secretary will introduce to help businesses recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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