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-18101
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timeline for its proposed Scottish Languages Bill, including an estimated date for its introduction to Parliament.
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Question reference: S6O-02317
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review its approach to drafting financial memoranda, in light of concerns raised by the Finance and Public Administration Committee.
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Question reference: S6O-02226
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Transport Scotland regarding the Swallow roundabout in Dundee.
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Question reference: S6O-02168
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the reported closure of Tayside Aviation will have on the financial sustainability of Dundee Airport and associated Tay Cities Deal funding.
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Question reference: S6O-02151
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the higher education sector.
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Question reference: S6W-16027
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 18 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason decision making on grants from the Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector Fund has been delayed, and when those decisions will be made and communicated to applicants.
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Question reference: S6W-16445
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 12 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the long-term funding of the Big Noise projects in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-15970
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the £26 million of additional funding for colleges, as announced in the Scottish Budget 2023-24, will become core funding in future years.
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Question reference: S6W-15983
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what lessons it has learned from the pilot scheme for deferred entry of children to P1.
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Question reference: S6W-15984
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Deferral Working Group last met and when minutes of that meeting will be published.