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: S6W-16463
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the costs associated with raising the rateable value threshold at which properties qualify for the Fresh Start relief from £95,000 to £100,000.
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Question reference: S6W-16459
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress regarding the Digital Productivity Lab Pilot scheme, including when it expects to provide an update on the final outcomes of the scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-16458
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken to evaluate the impact of the Retail Strategy Steering Group, which was established in January 2021 and was superseded by the Retail Industry Leadership Group in March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-16460
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the £100 million allocated to help businesses to improve their digital skills, capacity and capability, whether it will provide a breakdown of what it has spent the £38 million on, as referred to in its response to the Economy and Fair Work Committee report on retail and town centres.
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Question reference: S6W-16456
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the advisory group that has been formed to assist with the process of evidence gathering in relation to the Scottish Aggregates Levy proposals.
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Question reference: S6W-16461
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the implementation of the business rates reforms, resulting from the Barclay Review of non-domestic rates, will be concluded.
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Question reference: S6W-16225
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will next review the trunk road network on Skye.
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Question reference: S6W-16256
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average number of NHS patients per dentist has been in NHS (a) Highland, (b) Orkney, (c) Shetland and (d) Western Isles, in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-16257
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average number of private patients per dentist has been in NHS (a) Highland, (b) Orkney, (c) Shetland and (d) Western Isles, in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-16224
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many times Police Scotland has recorded substandard road conditions as a contributory factor in road traffic accidents in the Highlands and Islands in each of the last 10 years, also broken down by command area.