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-02994
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns regarding food labelling being a devolved matter, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact on Scotland's food and drink sector of the reported proposal for "not for EU" labelling on food and drink products in the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-24182
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper fares for 2024.
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Question reference: S6O-02895
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recently announced trilateral agreement on total allowable catch limits and management measures for jointly managed fish stocks in the North Sea will have on fishers in Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-23787
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its proposed Land Reform Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-23737
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of the National Transport Strategy.
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Question reference: S6O-02879
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Aberdeen's journey to net zero through investment in bus infrastructure.
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Question reference: S6O-02819
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent correspondence it has had with the UK Government regarding any impact on its housing policies in Scotland of Local Housing Allowance rates.
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Question reference: S6W-22328
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the new transport study to explore the reinstatement of the rail network north of Aberdeen, to Peterhead and Fraserburgh.
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Question reference: S6W-22327
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will receive any Barnett consequential funding as a result of the additional £8.55 billion of funding announced by the UK Government for City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements 2 (CRSTS2) in England.
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Question reference: S6W-22326
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government, following its decision not to continue with the HS2 link to Manchester, regarding any impact that this may have on any related Barnett consequential funding for the Scottish Government.