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-09421
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recently announced plans to update regulations for the licensing of dog, cat and rabbit breeding and dealing will cover the sale and breeding of exotic pets.
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Question reference: S5W-09422
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether there will be a public consultation on the recently announced plans to update regulations for the licensing of dog, cat and rabbit breeding and dealing.
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Question reference: S5W-09202
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report in The Press and Journal on 11 May 2017 that "thousands of pounds worth of building tools" have been stolen from the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) construction site, and whether it plans to introduce additional security measures.
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Question reference: S5O-00979
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how it reached its estimate of £150 million annual running costs for the new social security agency.
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Question reference: S5W-08814
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what constitutes a lost time incident (LTI) on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project; what the procedure is for notification of an LTI; how many LTIs have been reported throughout the duration of the project; what the aggregate delay to the project is as a result of LTIs; whether penalties are applied to the contractor for LTIs caused and, if so, what happens to the proceeds acquired as a result of these penalties.
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Question reference: S5W-08813
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is an independent monitor of safety on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project.
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Question reference: S5W-08815
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) initial and (b) current projected total cost is of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project.
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Question reference: S5W-08686
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report in The Press and Journal on 3 April 2017 that 115 workers on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project have been injured; what additional (a) costs and (b) delays to the project have arisen as a result of these injuries; what discussions it has had with union representatives about this, and what action Transport Scotland has taken to (i) investigate the reasons for the rate of injury and (ii) ensure that robust health and safety procedures are introduced.
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Question reference: S5W-08128
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the waiting time is from the point of referral to an appointment at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary cataract clinic; what the average time was in each of the last four years, and how many people have been waiting (a) three to six and (b) over six months.
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Question reference: S5W-08368
- Asked by: Ross Thomson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether Konrad Rekas has ever (a) (i) attended and (ii) been invited to any of its events and (b) had meetings with (A) ministers and (B) representatives of the Scottish Government.