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-05561
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to address the reported problems with waiting times in NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
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Question reference: S5W-05895
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many commercial and residential businesses have access to superfast broadband; where superfast is defined by its targets on speed, and what percentage of total potential premises this equates to.
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Question reference: S5W-05893
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether any residential or commercial premises that are currently unable to access superfast broadband are, or have been, included in any positive statistical metrics or target measurements that imply they do have access.
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Question reference: S5W-05499
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the money allocated to support the roll-out of fibre cable broadband has been future-proofed to deal with any increase in demand or speed.
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Question reference: S5W-05500
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all (a) households and (b) commercial premises that currently do not have the opportunity to access high-speed broadband will be included in its plans for 100% coverage.
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Question reference: S5W-05504
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to support the video games industry.
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Question reference: S5W-05502
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out or plans on the effect would of driverless cars being allowed on roads.
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Question reference: S5W-05404
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to work with the UK Government to with regard to the recently announced investment in 5G technology to ensure that Scotland benefits from this.
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Question reference: S5W-05501
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to encourage more job opportunities in the digital sector.
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Question reference: S5W-05408
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address the roll-out of high speed broadband to the last 5% of homes and businesses, including how it will manage the tender for public funds to provide this, and whether it will consider the widest possible range of technologies in reaching remainder households and premises.