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-05674
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to engage further with pupils in secondary schools to provide more education regarding psychoactive substances.
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Question reference: S5W-05133
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of recent Information Services Division (ISD) figures, which show that nurse and midwife vacancies have risen by 200% across Tayside and Fife.
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Question reference: S5W-04917
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether ocular melanoma patients can be offered MRI scans with contrast to detect metastasis and, if so, who is responsible for deciding whether to offer this.
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Question reference: S5W-04919
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 30 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of the reports that cities in Scotland have the highest rates of nuisance calls in the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-04714
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of the recent reports that young people referred to child and adolescent mental health services in NHS Forth Valley are waiting longer than anywhere else to start treatment.
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Question reference: S5W-04645
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland plans to offer speed awareness courses to people caught driving just above the speed limit, instead of imposing fines or penalty points.
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Question reference: S5F-00513
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2016
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in light of recent reports that Scotland’s children are some of the least active in the world.
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Question reference: S5O-00368
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced to assist the college sector in responding to the needs of employers.
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Question reference: S5O-00333
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider installing additional boiling water dispensers in the building, in light of health and safety concerns.
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Question reference: S5W-03536
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Scottish Ambulance Service is making with regard to changes to its service.