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-03410
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the third phase of the Learning Estate Investment Programme.
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Question reference: S6W-03340
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much was awarded by each local authority from the most recent round of funding from its Green Jobs Fund, also broken down by how many (a) awards were made and (b) jobs are expected to be directly created in each area as a result of the funding allocated.
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Question reference: S6W-01165
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-29691 and S5W-22664 by Angela Constance on 2 March 2016 and by John Swinney on 1 May 2019, whether it will provide the figures for each year since 2018-19.
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Question reference: S6W-00612
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to raise awareness of the deadlines for the installation of smoke and heat detectors.
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Question reference: S6W-00611
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether its revised deadlines for the installation of smoke and heat detectors in all homes are on schedule.
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Question reference: S6W-00414
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide additional resources to local authorities to help fulfil the Scottish National Party manifesto pledge that “we will increase the school uniform grant to at least £120 in primary school and £150 in secondary school” and, if not, what proportion of the funding required to meet this commitment it will ask local authorities to contribute.
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Question reference: S6W-00412
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans with COSLA regarding fulfilling the Scottish National Party manifesto pledge that “we will increase the school uniform grant to at least £120 in primary school and £150 in secondary school”.
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Question reference: S6W-00411
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to fulfil the Scottish National Party manifesto pledge that “we will increase the school uniform grant to at least £120 in primary school and £150 in secondary school”.
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Question reference: S6O-00033
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the UK’s commitments to international aid.
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Question reference: S6W-00035
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will be able to retrospectively draw down funding under the phase three timetable of the Scottish Schools for the Future programme.