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-03959
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Fife Council following the publication of an EIS survey showing that two thirds of surveyed teachers in Fife were considering leaving teaching as a result of disruptive, challenging or violent pupils.
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Question reference: S6O-03895
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address social isolation and loneliness.
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Question reference: S6O-03860
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with COSLA regarding the 2025-26 local government finance settlement.
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Question reference: S6O-03820
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to humanitarian aid funding through its Humanitarian Emergency Fund, what consideration it is giving to supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance in Lebanon.
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Question reference: S6O-03782
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether any further action is required to address reported concerns around the environmental, sustainability and welfare impacts of farmed salmon.
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Question reference: S6W-29470
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to alleviate the cost for commuters on trains, in light of the reported "double hit" of the end of the peak fares removal pilot and the general cost increase.
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Question reference: S6W-29471
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage modal shift from car to rail, in light of the peak fares removal pilot ending.
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Question reference: S6W-29472
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the reduced ScotRail timetable to be removed.
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Question reference: S6O-03680
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of the most recent annual update on suicide statistics showing that people living in Scotland’s most deprived areas are 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide than those living in the least deprived areas.
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Question reference: S6W-28218
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much CalMac Ferries has paid in harbour dues in each year since 2011-12.
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