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-22442
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 23 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how minimum unit pricing for alcohol has affected demand for street Valium among homeless people.
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Question reference: S5W-21715
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in implementing the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok rules).
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Question reference: S5O-02831
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its external affairs budget increased by 52% from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
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Question reference: S5O-02724
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its policy regarding the Planning (Scotland) Bill and land value capture.
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Question reference: S5W-19234
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether any assessment has been made of the Recovery Outcomes web tool for addictions, and whether it will provide data on the recovery journey that has been collected using the tool.
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Question reference: S5O-02433
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its approach to preventing and managing school exclusions.
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Question reference: S5W-18498
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments from the Royal College of Radiologists in Scotland that the NHS needs at least 25 extra trainee radiologists per year to protect the delivery of radiology services, rather than the 10 extra trainees pledged by the Scottish Government for each of the next five years.
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Question reference: S5O-02397
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to be able to share draft UK common frameworks with the Parliament.