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: S4W-28928
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-28016 by Fiona Hyslop on 30 October 2015, whether the £75,000 awarded to the Erebus project was provided on a soft-loan basis and, if so, (a) who is responsible for paying it back and (b) what action it will take to recover the money if the project is not delivered.
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Question reference: S4W-28095
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls for the local government funding settlement to be needs rather than population based.
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Question reference: S4W-28073
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the call from Argyll and Bute Council for extra funding support to help deal with a funding shortfall.
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Question reference: S4W-28074
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on public concern in Argyll and Bute at possible council spending reductions over the next two years.
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Question reference: S4W-28072
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider using money from the 2014-15 underspend to mitigate spending reductions faced by Argyll and Bute Council.
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Question reference: S4W-28093
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reform the Special Islands Needs Allowance formula to increase the funding available and what discussions it has had with COSLA on this matter.
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Question reference: S4W-28094
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether and, if so, when Argyll and Bute Council will be included in the Island Local Authority Adjustment.
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Question reference: S4W-28082
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether the steel for the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited vessels that were announced on 16 October 2015 will be sourced in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-28016
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support Creative Scotland has provided to (a) Freight Books and (b) Cargo Publishing in each of the last four years, broken down by (i) what the support was for and (ii) when it was provided, and whether any other public sector funding was provided during this period and, if so, what the support was for and when it was provided.
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Question reference: S4W-26986
- Asked by: Jamie McGrigor, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the news that Stewart McNee (Dunoon) Ltd has gone into administration.