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: S5W-09250
- 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 23 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much EU funding has been awarded in Scotland to support food processing and manufacturing in each year since 2009, broken down by type of funding.
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Question reference: S5O-00995
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received a response from the UK Government to its request to halt the roll-out of universal credit in Scotland following reports that the new system is pushing more people into hardship and debt.
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Question reference: S5O-00962
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to cancer treatment.
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Question reference: S5W-08964
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of damage to the Loch Carron flame shell reef by a scallop dredger, and what protections are in place for marine habitats.
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Question reference: S5W-08657
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the environmental impact of military training exercises in Scottish waters on the welfare of whales and dolphins.
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Question reference: S5F-01158
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2017
To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on her visit to the United States.
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Question reference: S5W-08183
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to improve recruitment and retention in general practice.
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Question reference: S5O-00797
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports that every tenant in homeless accommodation in the Highlands is in rent arrears following the roll-out of universal credit by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Question reference: S5W-08010
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the latest position is regarding the pay supplement for seafaring staff who work for Marine Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-00727
- Asked by: Maree Todd, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received an update from the Department for Work and Pensions regarding progress of the roll-out of universal credit in the Highlands.