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-00441
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 15 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide updated funding figures on its website for the national public bodies directory.
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Question reference: S6W-00449
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 14 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many apprenticeships schemes have (a) been started and (b) completed in the Central Scotland parliamentary region in each year since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-00379
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether an economic impact assessment has been conducted in respect to the lockdown restrictions in the Falkirk Council area, and, if so, whether it will publish this assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-00278
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is issued to Ministers on the use of social media in relation to government announcements made on personal social media accounts that block some people from seeing them.
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Question reference: S6W-00279
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in each local authority area have received support from each of the COVID-19 emergency funds that it has created.