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-03713
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to protect the provision of instrumental music tuition in schools.
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Question reference: S6O-03708
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates it will cost to fund the Minimum Income Guarantee scheme proposed in the Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group Interim Report.
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Question reference: S6O-03703
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the Ministerial Taskforce on Population has made of the reported population increase in Edinburgh and the south east, including any proposals that it has made to address this, since it was established in June 2019.
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Question reference: S6O-03688
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason rainforests were excluded from the deer management incentive scheme pilots.
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Question reference: S6O-03705
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what impact its national mission to tackle child poverty is having in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency.
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Question reference: S6O-03687
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what interaction and correspondence it has had, regarding matters related to Scotland’s rural economy, with the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, including relevant officials, since their appointment in July.
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Question reference: S6O-03697
- Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent outbreak of mpox in Africa, which was declared by the World Health Organization on 14 August to be a public health emergency of international concern, what plans it has put in place for any potential outbreak of mpox in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-03707
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on the administration of Scottish social security benefits, what information it holds on the percentage of pensioners in Scotland who have not claimed pension credit for which they are eligible.
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Question reference: S6O-03690
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what impact its recently announced budget reductions will have on investment in infrastructure that supports agriculture in remote and island communities.
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Question reference: S6O-03696
- Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on funding allocations to ensure the best possible cancer care for patients, particularly within their local communities.
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