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-04583
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has done on the role of poverty and trauma in the lives of young people who enter the justice system.
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Question reference: S5O-04541
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Race Equality Framework.
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Question reference: S5W-31192
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Scottish Bowel Screening programme to resume.
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Question reference: S5O-04485
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 August 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how the recently announced £63 million fund for the bus sector will help to support bus operators with maintaining and increasing services.
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Question reference: S5O-04430
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how issues relating to racism are addressed within the Scottish education system.
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Question reference: S5O-04393
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the coach holiday industry regarding support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-29069
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support and guidance it is providing to ensure contact between children in care and their parents and siblings continues throughout the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure relationships are sustained and nurtured.
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Question reference: S5W-29068
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 28 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support and guidance it is providing to ensure that contact between children and any parent they are not resident with is being maintained throughout the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure relationships are sustained and nurtured.
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Question reference: S5W-28671
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 7 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of the economic recovery phase from the COVID-19 outbreak, it will consider an approach similar to that being planned by Bavaria regarding the temporary re-purposing of some public sector jobs, in consultation with the trade unions, and the creation of new job opportunities arising from contact tracing or other similar initiatives.
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Question reference: S5W-28673
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 5 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in Clackmannanshire are in receipt of the Small Business Bonus.