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-19528
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any complaints or issues raised with the Scottish Government regarding Morrison Construction in relation to government contracts.
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Question reference: S6W-18694
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirling were eligible for (i) 100% rates relief and (ii) all other levels of rates relief, through the Small Business Bonus Scheme, in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023.
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Question reference: S5W-35798
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons that applications to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund have been rejected.
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Question reference: S5W-35797
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average award granted by the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund has been.
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Question reference: S5W-35792
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund, also broken down by how many have (a) been approved, (b) been rejected and (c) yet to be processed.
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Question reference: S5O-05115
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding offering routine COVID-19 testing to police officers.
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Question reference: S5O-05104
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency.
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Question reference: S5W-34835
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Clackmannanshire local authority area received a Baby Box since they were introduced.
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Question reference: S5W-34832
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) households and (ii) business premises have had access to superfast broadband since 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-34831
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses (a) are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme and (b) have been exempt from paying non-domestic rates in the financial year 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in the Clackmannanshire local authority area.