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-03283
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with commercial bus operators, such as Stagecoach, regarding bus provision in areas like the Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency.
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Question reference: S6O-03254
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will look into rolling out accessibility options, such as BSL and easy-read, as standard across all forms of public participation.
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Question reference: S6W-26164
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the annual fisheries negotiations between the UK and the Faroe Islands.
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Question reference: S6O-03073
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it is embedding gender equality into its efforts to deliver a just transition.
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Question reference: S6W-25042
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its consultation on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in Scottish waters, whether it will be implementing management measures for the sandeel fishery in Scottish waters.
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Question reference: S6O-03021
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage consumers to support businesses in their communities by shopping locally.
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Question reference: S6O-02901
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it engaged with fishing industry stakeholders as part of the annual fisheries negotiations.
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Question reference: S6W-23481
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi McAllan on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support people, businesses and communities to recover from Storm Babet.
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Question reference: S6O-02798
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals outlined in its latest Building a New Scotland paper, Our marine sector in an independent Scotland, will support Scotland's fisheries and coastal communities.
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Question reference: S6W-23177
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the next paper in the Building a New Scotland series to be published.