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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

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Question reference: S6W-31919

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 16 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to independent businesses in (a) rural and (b) small communities.

The Scottish Government is committed to building a vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive rural economy that meets the goals of achieving a nature-positive and wellbeing economy for future generations.

Our enterprise agencies help businesses across Scotland to start and scale, be more productive, access finance and attract investment, develop new products and services, enter new markets and positively impact on their communities.

We have allocated over £321 million to the enterprise agencies in 2025-26 to support their work and help them unlock the full economic potential of their regions.

Question reference: S6O-04095

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to independent businesses in rural and small communities.

Question reference: S6O-03908

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the arts should be protected for the town of Musselburgh and the people of East Lothian.

The Scottish Government wants to ensure that everyone in Scotland has access to culture. Since 2020 Creative Scotland, our national arts body, has provided £2.8m in funding to organisations based in East Lothian including the Lammermuir Festival and the Brunton Theatre.

This year we have committed £15.8m more to the culture budget than in 2023-2024. This is the first step to achieving our commitment to invest at least £100 million more annually in the culture sector by 2028-29.

Question reference: S6O-03963

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it collaborates with local authorities to monitor teacher numbers and staffing needs across council areas.

Question reference: S6O-04071

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Saturday, 12 October 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 October 2024

: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what assessment it has made of the impact of Brexit on Scotland's food and drink sector.

Question reference: S6O-03778

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body test

Question reference: S6O-03762

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Midlothian and East Lothian councils regarding the financial impact of national policies, in light of reports of their constrained budgets.

Question reference: S6O-03761

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government test

Question reference: S6W-28430

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2024

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Question reference: S6W-28445

Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2024

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