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-02143
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to families of veterans.
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Question reference: S6W-15928
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government’s legislation to introduce compulsory pet cat microchipping in England to help reunite lost cats with their owners, whether it plans to introduce similar legislation in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6F-01901
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
To ask the First Minister what impact the proposed pay settlement for teachers, if accepted, will have on other Scottish Government budgets.
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Question reference: S6O-01995
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing legislation in Scotland similar to the UK Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill.
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Question reference: S6O-01939
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of its contributions to development in Malawi through its Malawi Development Programme 2018-23.
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Question reference: S6O-01868
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made, as part of its cross-government coordination of Covid Recovery policies, of the wider ongoing impact of COVID-19, including on the economy.
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Question reference: S6F-01787
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with COSLA with regard to the proposals in some local authorities to reduce teacher numbers, given its commitment to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by the end of the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6O-01815
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke to NHS Lothian and NHS Borders.
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Question reference: S6O-01796
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Borders and NHS Lothian.