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-16523
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much additional investment it expects will be generated by the increase to the International Trade and Investment budget line in the Scottish Budget 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-16531
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the director of the Scottish Retail Consortium.
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Question reference: S6W-16529
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the directors of finance of each local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-16533
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to hold discussions with the UK Government regarding the location of the proposed new Investment Zone in Scotland, as announced in the UK Government's Spring Budget.
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Question reference: S6O-02116
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable homes it has delivered in the past year.
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Question reference: S6W-15845
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that there is adequate (a) weekend and (b) evening ambulance cover in rural Stirlingshire, in light of recent reports that there has been no cover at two ambulance stations.
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Question reference: S6O-02068
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business portfolio.
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Question reference: S6W-15215
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Water and Sewerage Charges Exemption Scheme, whether it will consider retroactively applying an exemption to any registered charity or SCIO for the 2022-23 financial year, and for subsequent years, until the current cost of living crisis is under control.
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Question reference: S6W-14776
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to rectify any potentially dangerous new street layouts, aimed at encouraging walking and cycling, which are reportedly impacting the daily lives of visually impaired people.
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Question reference: S6W-14315
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it permits the shooting of wildfowl from locations immediately next to public footpaths.