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: S6W-19104
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the development of its refreshed tobacco action plan, which is due to be published in autumn 2023, whether it will consider including the introduction of regulations similar to those recently announced in Canada, which require health warnings to be printed directly onto individual cigarettes, in order to encourage adults who smoke to quit, to protect young people and non-tobacco users from nicotine addiction, and to further reduce the appeal of tobacco.
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Question reference: S6W-19000
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support any businesses that have invested in improving broadband connections and the customers who rely on them, in light of reports that the fibre broadband infrastructure provider, Broadway Partners, has entered into administration due to rising interest rates and the freezing of R100 funding pending a timeline review.
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Question reference: S6O-02439
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics, which show an increase in the overall level of crime in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-18196
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported concerns of farmers that an emergency authorisation for the limited and controlled use of Asulox is at risk of not being made in time to control bracken during the 2023 season, whether it has come to a decision regarding any such authorisation, and, if not, when it expects to do so.
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Question reference: S6O-02371
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any impact that its fiscal policy platform will have on Scottish businesses, including tourism and hospitality businesses.
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Question reference: S6O-02334
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the introduction of whole life sentences as an option for judges in relation to the most serious offences.
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Question reference: S6W-17907
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any regional variation in access to treatment for ovarian cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-17905
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to improve awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-17908
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that everyone diagnosed with ovarian cancer has access to the best possible support.
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Question reference: S6W-17906
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure there is support in place for GPs to interpret and act on CA125 blood test and ultrasound results.