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Portfolio Question Time

– in the Scottish Parliament on 20 November 2024.

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    The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic. There is a lot of interest in asking supplementary...

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    To ask the Scottish Government how it continues to assess the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s economy. (S6O-03973)

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    To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest “Scottish Economic Bulletin”. (S6O-03975)

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    To ask the Scottish Government to what extent its economic development activities and infrastructure project decisions in the North East Scotland region are aligned with the regional economic...

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    To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the reported potential withdrawal of levelling up funding for the city of Dunfermline and...

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    To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work at Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, in light of the announcement of £14 million-worth of investment into the yard...

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    To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any economic analysis it has undertaken of the impact on the wider Scottish...

  • Finance and Local Government (1 speech)

    We move to portfolio questions on finance and local government. I remind members that questions 5 and 7 are grouped together, so any supplementaries on those questions will be taken after the...

  • Glasgow Airport Rail Link (4 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider ring fencing funding in its forthcoming budget to allocate to a Glasgow airport rail link. (S6O-03982)

  • Tax Strategy (6 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Scotland’s tax strategy. (S6O-03983)

  • Health Projects (Capital Budget) (4 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications of the United Kingdom budget for its allocation of capital budget for health projects. (S6O-03984)

  • Local Authorities Budget Settlement (4 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will receive a fair budget settlement. (S6O-03985)

  • Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Financial Settlement Discussions) (9 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government what early discussion it has had with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities regarding the detail of the financial settlement that it has received from the...

  • Third Sector Funding (6 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to protect the allocation of funding to third sector organisations in its forthcoming budget. (S6O-03986)

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    To ask the Scottish Government what on-going discussions the finance secretary is having with ministerial colleagues and officials regarding the planning of portfolio budgets in the lead-up to...

Question Time

Question Time is an opportunity for MPs and Members of the House of Lords to ask Government Ministers questions. These questions are asked in the Chamber itself and are known as Oral Questions. Members may also put down Written Questions. In the House of Commons, Question Time takes place for an hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after Prayers. The different Government Departments answer questions according to a rota and the questions asked must relate to the responsibilities of the Government Department concerned. In the House of Lords up to four questions may be asked of the Government at the beginning of each day's business. They are known as 'starred questions' because they are marked with a star on the Order Paper. Questions may also be asked at the end of each day's business and these may include a short debate. They are known as 'unstarred questions' and are less frequent. Questions in both Houses must be written down in advance and put on the agenda and both Houses have methods for selecting the questions that will be asked. Further information can be obtained from factsheet P1 at the UK Parliament site.