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-34163
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 December 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the publication of its Hydrogen Policy Statement and Scottish Hydrogen Assessment report.
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Question reference: S5O-04889
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in the Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency to help take families out of poverty.
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Question reference: S5T-02593
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the UK Government’s Brexit negotiations and their potential impact on Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-34020
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 December 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 14 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on the North lot of the R100 programme.
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Question reference: S5W-34021
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 December 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in its Programme for Government to publish a high-level statement on biodiversity before the end of 2020, when it plans to fulfil that commitment.
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Question reference: S5O-04818
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the funding provided to support the economic recovery from COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5O-04788
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what financial and mental health support has been made available to students in further and higher education who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5O-04725
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what welfare funding is being made available to support people facing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-32851
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the actions it is taking to deliver its target to meet 11% of non-electrical heat demand from renewable sources by 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-32161
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made to deliver a Future Fisheries Management Strategy.