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: S6O-03703
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the Ministerial Taskforce on Population has made of the reported population increase in Edinburgh and the south east, including any proposals that it has made to address this, since it was established in June 2019.
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Question reference: S6O-03685
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the return has been on any anticipated community, biodiversity and environmental outcomes resulting from the £17.6 million public purchase of Glen Prosen by Forestry and Land Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-03696
- Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on funding allocations to ensure the best possible cancer care for patients, particularly within their local communities.
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Question reference: S6O-03708
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates it will cost to fund the Minimum Income Guarantee scheme proposed in the Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group Interim Report.
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Question reference: S6O-03706
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Fife Council regarding the impact of its housing adaptation policy.
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Question reference: S6O-03704
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its Pre-budget Fiscal Update on 3 September, what the potential impact will be of its "review and reprofile of recruitment" at Social Security Scotland on the agency’s provision of frontline services to clients.
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Question reference: S6O-03701
- Asked by: Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 and Cladding Remediation Programme, including the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord and Single Building Assessment pilot programme.
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Question reference: S6O-03700
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any additional funding to NHS Highland, in light of the reported overspend in excess of £50 million by the NHS board in its 2023-24 revenue budget.
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Question reference: S6O-03694
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Dr Stephen Smith’s evaluation of the Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD) Residential Rehabilitation Service in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6O-03689
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that any future Galloway National Park will work in the best interests of local communities.
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