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-00517
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on the roll-out of superfast broadband in Orkney.
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Question reference: S6O-00520
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the self-referral breast screening programme will resume for non-symptomatic women over 70 who have had breast cancer.
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Question reference: S6O-00516
- Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that the views of Argyll and Bute’s diverse communities are taken into account in the development of its policies.
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Question reference: S6O-00518
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the actions underway to tackle the reported inequalities experienced by ethnic minority communities in the north east.
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Question reference: S6O-00515
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the resolution at the recent SNP conference reportedly calling on the Scottish Government and COSLA to work together “to ensure that the pay and conditions for councillors will significantly improve”.
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Question reference: S6O-00490
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration was given to increasing the maximum spend on both long and short campaigns for the forthcoming Scottish local council elections in May 2022.
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Question reference: S6O-00512
- Asked by: Marie McNair, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is putting in place to protect livestock against avian influenza.
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Question reference: S6O-00511
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work, outlined in the Programme for Government, to determine how best to support new and young entrants into farming.
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Question reference: S6O-00507
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications for the fishing sector in Scotland of the outcomes of the sea fisheries negotiations.
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