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: S6W-19074
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is regarding the implications for people in Scotland of Energy UK’s estimate that consumer energy debt across the UK is between £3.5 and £3.6 billion.
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Question reference: S6O-02424
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how the latest Building a New Scotland paper advances its prospectus for independence.
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Question reference: S6W-19212
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail fares for 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-19203
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the 2022-23 official woodland creation statistics, to be published on 15 June 2023.
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Question reference: S6O-02342
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how secondary school pupils in Aberdeen will be supported through the launch of ABZ Campus.
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Question reference: S6W-17923
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to improve access to clinical trials for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-18077
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed the ACORN project with the UK Government.
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Question reference: S6W-18076
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what benefits the ACORN project may offer to the economy of north east Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-02295
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many farmers and crofters it has supported this year through the Single Application Form.
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Question reference: S6O-02278
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the role that it anticipates that the low carbon and renewables sector will play in the transition to net zero, including on any relevant discussions that took place at the recent All-Energy conference in Glasgow.