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-23692
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to ensure that the delay in appointing a bidder for R100 will not impact on the delivery of R100 by 2021 deadline.
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Question reference: S5W-23688
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the six-week extension to enable bidders to prepare initial submissions for R100 was granted, and for what reason this information has not been included in its previous answers to questions on this issue.
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Question reference: S5W-23689
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will inform the Parliament by means of a Government Initiated Question as soon as possible should there be any further delays to the R100 procurement process.
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Question reference: S5W-23691
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the financial implications are of the delay in appointing a bidder for R100.
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Question reference: S5W-22176
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will announce the contractor for the R100 project, and when work on the project will commence.
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Question reference: S5O-03444
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that services for older people in Dumfries and Galloway are facing an in-year deficit of £6.85 million.
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Question reference: S5W-23690
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that there will be no further delay in appointing a bidder for R100.
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Question reference: S5W-22978
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that lessons have been learned from any previous failures to roll-out community broadband for rural communities.
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Question reference: S5W-23604
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the UK Government regarding the reduction of the Plug-in Car Grant in 2018, and what its position is regarding whether it is too early to scale back support for electric vehicle uptake.
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Question reference: S5W-23606
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £700,000 Plugged-in Households Grant Fund has been allocated, and what future plans it has for the fund.
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