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-03721
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to enhance protection of the nation's built heritage and listed buildings.
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Question reference: S6O-03725
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of police service strength, in light of the decrease in Police Scotland's officer numbers.
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Question reference: S6O-03734
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to explore the feasibility of an islands scholarship to support higher education students studying in Scotland’s islands.
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Question reference: S6O-03738
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the school attendance of care experienced young people.
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Question reference: S6O-03722
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the retention of Scotland’s public libraries.
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Question reference: S6O-03717
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Channel 4 in relation to increasing its Made outside England quota from 9% to 16% in line with population breakdown, as called for by PACT, the independent TV representative body.
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Question reference: S6O-03733
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that qualified teachers are able to find suitable employment through permanent teaching posts in Scottish schools.
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Question reference: S6O-03731
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the new HMP Highland will be completed by 2026 without further exceeding the reported current cost overrun of £157 million, which is a 300% increase compared with the original cost.
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Question reference: S6O-03723
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on the development of its constitutional policy and strategy, what its position is on whether the promises made by the leaders of the three main UK unionist parties prior to the 2014 independence referendum, known as The Vow, have been kept.
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Question reference: S6O-03718
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any discussions with organisations in the arts and culture sector since the publication of the Programme for Government 2024-25.
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