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
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Question reference: S6W-18716
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the expected status of the provisions within Part 1 of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 for the period after 30 September 2023.
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Question reference: S6O-02311
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce child poverty in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
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Question reference: S6O-02279
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact of the Green Jobs Fund will be on the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency.
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Question reference: S6W-17717
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 16 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to spend £275 million via the National Infrastructure Mission on community-led regeneration and town centre revitalisation, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of how much funding was allocated to (a) associated projects and (b) each local authority.
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Question reference: S6O-02105
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding agriculture and the food and drink industry in Scotland, to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Question reference: S6O-02074
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Scotland’s digital economy will benefit from the UK Government’s revised digital strategy.
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Question reference: S6O-02000
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports agriculture in Ayrshire.
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Question reference: S6O-01870
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government assessment it has made of the impact of its Covid Recovery policies, including whether any might continue into the future.
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Question reference: S6W-12515
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on delivering Action (a) 46 and (b) 47 in the Cancer Strategy for Children and Young People in Scotland 2021–2026.