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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

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Question reference: S5O-04038

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial sustainability of the further education sector.

Question reference: S5O-04010

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of foundation apprenticeships.

Question reference: S5O-03941

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what update it can provide on legal action in relation to Northern Isles Ferry Services.

Question reference: S5O-03824

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that as many older people as possible can continue to live independently in their own homes.

Question reference: S5O-03798

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve transport connections in remote and rural areas.

Question reference: S5O-03717

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the management of the geese and stoat populations in Orkney.

Question reference: S5O-03700

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to museums and other heritage sites.

Question reference: S5W-25166

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 19 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its consultation on the regulation of electricians that was announced in its Programme for Government.

Question reference: S5O-03494

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, 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 Ministers ensure that they engage with the public in all parts of Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S5W-24511

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 26 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many official visits the First Minister has undertaken in Scotland since 16 May 2007, broken down by (a) year and (b) parliamentary constituency and region.

Details of official visits undertaken by the First Minister can be found at the following link https://www.gov.scot/publications/?term=ministerial%20engagements&page=1 .

A breakdown by parliamentary constituency and region is not available for all visits which have taken place between 2007 and 2019. The following table contains the information we hold for the majority of visits which have taken place between 2012 and 2019.

Table 1. Official Visits by Parliamentary Constituency

Parliamentary Constituency	Region	Number of Official Visits
Aberdeen Central	North East Scotland	20
Aberdeen Donside	North East Scotland	14
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine	North East Scotland	5
Aberdeenshire East	North East Scotland	9
Aberdeenshire West	North East Scotland	6
Airdrie and Shotts	Central	3
Almond Valley	Lothian	4
Angus North and Mearns	North East Scotland	2
Angus South	North East Scotland	3
Argyll and Bute	Highlands and Islands	10
Ayr	South Scotland	8
Banffshire and Buchan Coast	North East Scotland	8
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross	Highlands and Islands	5
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	South Scotland	8
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane	Mid Scotland and Fife	8
Clydebank and Milngavie	West Scotland	6
Clydesdale	South Scotland	1
Coatbridge and Chryston	Central	2
Cowdenbeath	Mid Scotland and Fife	5
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Central	1
Cunninghame North	West Scotland	5
Cunninghame South	West Scotland	10
Dumbarton	West Scotland	3
Dumfriesshire	South Scotland	7
Dundee City East	North East Scotland	2
Dundee City West	North East Scotland	14
Dunfermline	Mid Scotland and Fife	2
East Kilbride	Central	8
East Lothian	South Scotland	5
Eastwood	West Scotland	2
Edinburgh Central	Lothian	104
Edinburgh Eastern	Lothian	20
Edinburgh Northern and Leith	Lothian	14
Edinburgh Pentlands	Lothian	9
Edinburgh Southern	Lothian	14
Edinburgh Western	Lothian	10
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire	South Scotland	11
Falkirk East	Central	3
Falkirk West	Central	7
Galloway and West Dumfries	South Scotland	3
Glasgow Anniesland	Glasgow	3
Glasgow Cathcart	Glasgow	9
Glasgow Kelvin	Glasgow	58
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn	Glasgow	7
Glasgow Pollok	Glasgow	11
Glasgow Provan	Glasgow	2
Glasgow Shettleston	Glasgow	18
Glasgow Southside	Glasgow	27
Greenock and Inverclyde	West Scotland	10
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse	Central	1
Inverness and Nairn	Highlands and Islands	13
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley	South Scotland	6
Kirkcaldy	Mid Scotland and Fife	2
Linlithgow	Lothian	4
Mid Fife and Glenrothes	Mid Scotland and Fife	3
Midlothian North and Musselburgh	Lothian	11
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale	South Scotland	9
Moray	Highlands and Islands	4
Motherwell and Wishaw	Central	3
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Highlands and Islands	11
North East Fife	Mid Scotland and Fife	6
Orkney	Highlands and Islands	6
Paisley	West Scotland	3
Perthshire North	Mid Scotland and Fife	5
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire	Mid Scotland and Fife	8
Renfrewshire North and West	West Scotland	7
Rutherglen	Glasgow	10
Shetland Islands	Highlands and Islands	3
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch	Highlands and Islands	9
Stirling	Mid Scotland and Fife	14
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	West Scotland	1
Uddingston and Bellshill	Central	3
Total		668