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-03668
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its reported decision to instruct local authorities to divert money from the Nature Restoration Fund towards local government pay settlements, what discussions the finance secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding action that can be taken to mitigate any impact of this decision on projects aimed at reversing nature loss.
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Question reference: S6O-03664
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published government expenditure and revenue figures, which reportedly show a £2,400 dividend in the last year for every person in Scotland as a result of its continued membership of the UK.
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Question reference: S6O-03665
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to fund any pay increases for local government employees.
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Question reference: S6O-03675
- Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for COP29, which will take place in Baku later this year.
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Question reference: S6O-03667
- Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the finance secretary has had with the UK Government regarding public spending, in light of the Prime Minister’s remarks that the Labour administration’s first Budget is “going to be painful”.
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Question reference: S6O-03663
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in line with the agreed procedure, whether it will provide the Scottish Fiscal Commission with a public sector pay policy ahead of its Budget for 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6O-03654
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with UK Government counterparts regarding future plans for the Shared Prosperity and Levelling Up Funds.
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Question reference: S6O-03672
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Network Rail and ScotRail with regards to improving the Dumfries-Glasgow train service.
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Question reference: S6O-03657
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that housebuilding makes to the Scottish economy.
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Question reference: S6O-03684
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to take any action in relation to reported concerns regarding how the 2018 GP contract is working in the Highlands and Islands.
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