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-26186
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when capital funding for the Community Bus Fund will be made available to local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-26185
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when bids will open for the 2024-25 Community Bus Fund resource funding.
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Question reference: S6O-03258
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist 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 give further consideration to allowing events to start in the Parliament building while Members' Business debates are ongoing.
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Question reference: S6W-26010
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) job-related and professional training course costs, (b) professional subscription fees and (c) purchases of small equipment made up the £146,366.43 of electronic purchasing card (ePC) transactions by Transport Scotland in 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-25384
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24650 by Mairi McAllan on 2 February 2024, whether it will provide the information requested regarding whether an impact assessment was conducted regarding the £6.7 million reduction to the "Central Government Grants to Local Authorities" budget, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.
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Question reference: S6W-25393
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24661 by Graeme Dey on 6 February 2024, whether it will confirm whether a specific impact assessment was conducted regarding the £1 million reduction to the “Community Learning & Development” budget.
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Question reference: S6W-25382
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24647 by Mairi McAllan on 2 February 2024, whether it will provide the information requested regarding whether an impact assessment was conducted regarding the £38.7 million reduction to the "Climate Change and Land Managers Renewables Fund" budget, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.
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Question reference: S6W-25390
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24658 by Graeme Dey on 6 February 2024, whether it will confirm whether a specific impact assessment was conducted regarding the £4.1 million reduction to Skills Development Scotland’s budget.
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Question reference: S6W-25383
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24645 by Mairi McAllan on 2 February 2024, whether it will provide the information requested regarding whether an impact assessment was conducted regarding the removal of all funding from the "Green Economy" budget, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.
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Question reference: S6W-25391
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24659 by Graeme Dey on 6 February 2024, whether it will confirm whether a specific impact assessment was conducted regarding the £9.3 million reduction to the “Skills Programmes” budget.