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-25628
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to each local authority to assist with Brexit preparations; what criteria it has set for the councils to receive this funding, and what the timescale is between these criteria being met and the money being allocated.
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Question reference: S5W-25626
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 18 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has received in Barnet consequentials arising from the UK Government's expenditure on Brexit preparations, and how it has allocated this.
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Question reference: S5W-25440
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 3 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated or plans to allocate to support communities seeking to mark important milestone anniversaries in 2020 of events in the Second World War, such as the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the 75th anniversaries of VE- and VJ- days.
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Question reference: S5O-03662
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the call by ASH Scotland for a joined-up approach to services relating to tobacco and other health-harming substances.
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Question reference: S5W-25452
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement in April 2018 that £10 million would be made available to councils for road maintenance, what the estimated total costs of road repairs are in respect of (a) A, (b) B and (c) minor roads; how much has been budgeted for in each category, and what the timescales are for completion.
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Question reference: S5O-03574
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress Social Security Scotland is making with the IT infrastructure for wave 2 benefits.
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Question reference: S5O-03537
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the satisfaction level of local schools in the Scotland's People Annual Report 2018.
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Question reference: S5O-03490
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, 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 what measures it is taking to improve GP recruitment and retention in Fife.
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Question reference: S5W-23627
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have received training about autism in the last year, broken down by NHS board, and what its position is on whether (a) there is a need to accelerate the implementation of this training and (b) such training should be mandatory.
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Question reference: S5W-23625
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has received from the Autism Strategy Review Group regarding how NHS boards train staff about autism.
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