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: S5O-01736
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are in place to empower community councils.
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Question reference: S5O-01707
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2018
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding introducing a safe injection room for drug users in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5O-01483
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to the family of Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton, in light of reports that he is being held in prison in Punjab without charge and has faced torture.
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Question reference: S5O-01414
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 9 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any correspondence that it has had with the UK Government regarding the release of the Brexit impact study on Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-01359
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it helps people in receipt of universal credit with managing their money.
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Question reference: S5O-01107
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what impact it considers negative media coverage of the education system could have on pupils and teachers.
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Question reference: S5O-01042
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the rollout of superfast broadband in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency.
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Question reference: S5O-00966
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to nursing and midwifery students.
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Question reference: S5W-08638
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 20 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to report by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) that complaints against lawyers have increased by 23% in the last six months; what assessment it has made of this increase, and what discussions it has had or plans with the SLCC regarding it.
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Question reference: S5O-00708
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding its decision to end the Dubs scheme for bringing lone child refugees to the UK.