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: S5W-09497
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many section (a) 30 work notices, (b) 42 maintenance orders and (c) 114 closing orders have been served by each local authority in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5O-01076
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to attract visitors to the 2017 British Transplant Games in North Lanarkshire in July, and what support it is giving to the event.
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Question reference: S5W-09420
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is implementing the Housing With Care model as a way of reducing delayed discharge.
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Question reference: S5W-09398
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is helping to expand the role of modern methods of construction in order to meet its target of 50,000 affordable homes.
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Question reference: S5W-09397
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes meet the Living Home Standard.
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Question reference: S5W-09299
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much government funding to local authorities has been ring-fenced for additional support needs in schools in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-09267
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to monitor the effectiveness in narrowing the attainment gap of the literacy schemes that have been developed by primary schools.
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Question reference: S5W-09265
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when ScotRail will next update its Cycling Innovation Plan.
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Question reference: S5W-09298
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many new shower facilities have been installed in Scottish stations since Abellio won the ScotRail franchise in 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-09263
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of ScotRail's performance in meeting the improvement targets set out out in its Cycling Innovation Plan, and how this was carried out.