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-05115
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding offering routine COVID-19 testing to police officers.
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Question reference: S5O-05104
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency.
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Question reference: S5W-34835
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Clackmannanshire local authority area received a Baby Box since they were introduced.
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Question reference: S5W-34832
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) households and (ii) business premises have had access to superfast broadband since 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-34831
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses (a) are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme and (b) have been exempt from paying non-domestic rates in the financial year 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in the Clackmannanshire local authority area.
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Question reference: S5W-34837
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Clackmannanshire Council has received each year in respect of the (a) Attainment Challenge and (b) Pupil Equity Fund, and how many (i) schools and (ii) pupils have been beneficiaries of this funding.
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Question reference: S5W-34839
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the Clackmannanshire local authority area it anticipates will receive the £10 Child Supplement.
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Question reference: S5W-34830
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many Modern Apprenticeship places have been created in the Clackmannanshire local authority area for each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-34838
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Clackmannanshire local authority area have received the (a) Best Start Grant and (b) Best Start Foods.
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Question reference: S5W-34836
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the Clackmannanshire local authority area have received the Carer's Allowance Supplement since it was introduced.