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-04462
- Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being taken to mitigate any impact on disability payment recipients in Scotland of reported UK Government benefit reductions.
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Question reference: S6O-04463
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the chief executive of Fife Council to discuss the housing emergency.
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Question reference: S6O-04460
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to build on the reported successes of the Aberdeen City Region Deal, which is due to conclude its 10-year plan next year.
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Question reference: S6O-04458
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it will conclude its assessment of the case for a new rail station at Newburgh.
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Question reference: S6O-04456
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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Question reference: S6O-04449
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has carried out in 2024-25 to further the case for Scottish independence.
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Question reference: S6O-04453
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on victims of crime in Scotland, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the time taken to determine applications made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
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Question reference: S6O-04473
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Scottish Digital Academy is having on improving digital skills in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-04468
- Asked by: Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports schools to ensure that pupils with additional support needs can access learning environments that meet their needs without being excluded from activities or isolated from their peers.
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Question reference: S6O-04467
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that there is adequate access to support in schools for children with additional support needs in island areas, including the Orkney constituency.
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