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-01286
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has with Inverness College UHI.
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Question reference: S5W-11091
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of whether NHS England's new budget impact test will have an effect on the (a) approval process for new medicines in Scotland and (b) other aspects of NHS Scotland's work.
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Question reference: S5F-01524
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2017
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is marking the 20th anniversary of the devolution referendum.
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Question reference: S5O-01245
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards the provision of local forensic medical examinations for victims of sexual crimes in Orkney and Shetland.
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Question reference: S5W-10175
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government in relation to reconsidering planned military base closures in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-10023
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 29 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent reports published by (a) the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee and (b) Scottish Natural Heritage on deer management.
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Question reference: S5W-09589
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 14 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of people have indicated in the Scottish Health Survey in each year since 1995 that they would like to give up smoking, and what information it has regarding how many succeeded in doing so.
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Question reference: S5O-01111
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the recommendations of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce.
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Question reference: S5W-09544
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey report.
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Question reference: S5W-09249
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much EU funding has been awarded in Scotland to support the maritime and fisheries sector in each year since 2009, broken down by type of funding.