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: S6O-03508
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work to extend the application of Road Equivalent Tariff to Northern Isles ferry routes.
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Question reference: S6O-03513
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to take forward the recommendations in the Transport Scotland report, "There’s an app for that!" - Women’s Safety on Public Transport in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-03514
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Sherrifhall roundabout project.
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Question reference: S6O-03512
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support cultural activities in the Cowdenbeath constituency.
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Question reference: S6O-03491
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the ending of the Bute House Agreement will have on its rural policy.
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Question reference: S6O-03506
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how its Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund will help tackle island depopulation.
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Question reference: S6O-03488
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what place human ecology, specifically a focus on the relationship between the natural environment and the social environment, has in its rural affairs policy development.
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Question reference: S6O-03487
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the issuing of licences for scallop dredging activities that may cause harm to priority marine habitats, in light of reports of harm being caused to such habitats, including the herring spawning grounds off North Erradale and Gairloch.
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Question reference: S6O-03497
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what role NHS boards have in the monitoring and minimising of dispensing errors by community pharmacies.
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