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-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-03702
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, 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, in light of reports of almost 10,000 children living in temporary accommodation and 110,000 households on the waiting list for affordable social housing, what progress it has made towards providing those affected with safe and affordable accommodation.
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Question reference: S6O-03697
- Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent outbreak of mpox in Africa, which was declared by the World Health Organization on 14 August to be a public health emergency of international concern, what plans it has put in place for any potential outbreak of mpox in Scotland.
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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-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-03691
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how its procurement powers can encourage the availability of healthy, local food.
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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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