To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of gravel have been extracted from the River Esk at Langholm in each of the last five years.
S6W-44214 · Written Question · lodged by Hoy, Craig
The answer
Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 Mar 2026.
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| Reference | Item | MSP | Type | Date (desc) |
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| S6W-44214 | To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of gravel have been extracted from the River Esk at Langholm in each of the last five years. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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25 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44213 | To ask the Scottish Government what action it and its agencies have taken to dredge the River Esk in Langholm. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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25 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44215 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of reported local concerns about the build-up of gravel in the river Esk and its tributaries in Langholm. | Hoy, Craig |
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Written Question
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25 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44218 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders and other groups regarding the capital funding required to upgrade the A7 between Edinburgh and Carlisle to address concern | Hoy, Craig |
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Written Question
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24 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44217 | To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Borders Buses to discuss the future funding of bus services that cross (a) local authority boundaries in South Scotland and (b) the border between | Hoy, Craig |
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Written Question
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24 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44391 | To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost will be of ministerial pay in 2026-27, including what additional cost will be incurred due to the ministerial pay freeze not being in place in 2025-2 | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44381 | To ask the Scottish Government whether ministerial pay will be frozen in 2026-27, and the financial years immediately following. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44216 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with SEPA regarding its guidance on flood defences and the wider flooding risk in the Langholm area. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Mar 2026 |
| S6O-05670 | To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with Police Scotland and law enforcement agencies regarding actions to disrupt illegal drug activities, including cannabis farming. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
General Question
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19 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44239 | To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to operate breast assessment clinics within Dumfries and Galloway. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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18 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-44238 | To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is given to patients having to travel long distances for health treatments including breast assessment clinics. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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18 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-43770 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of poor local transport connectivity on the ability of school-aged children in rural areas to access grassroots sport | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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03 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-43772 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on the lack of funding for rural bus transportation on the provision of competitive sports, including rugby in schools in rural | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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03 Mar 2026 |
| S6W-43771 | To ask the Scottish Government what funding is in place to provide access to bus transportation to sporting clubs that support school-aged children in rural areas. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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03 Mar 2026 |
| S6O-05558 | To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Recent changes and the future outlook for Scottish Government funding. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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25 Feb 2026 |
| S6O-05519 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it anticipates it will spend on matters relating to constitutional policy and strategy in 2025-26 and 2026-27. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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18 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43275 | To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its presentation of the local government settlement is consistent with recent independent analysis that suggests that the real-terms inc | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43272 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on the reason why (a) it uses the Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) when presenting year-on-year changes in portfolio funding and (b) a di | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43277 | To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its presentation of the local government settlement announced in its draft Budget 2026-27 as a fair deal risks overstating local authori | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43274 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it would expect independent analysts to be able to replicate its real-terms funding comparisons using published budget documents, and what steps it has taken to | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43271 | To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether removing in-year funding provided to local authorities in 2025–26 from the baseline used for comparison has the effect of increasin | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43273 | To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its standard practice is to use the latest available Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) as the prior-year comparator when presenting real-terms | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43278 | To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported suggestions from independent analysts of significant council tax rises, what assessment it has made of any impact on public understanding of local | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43279 | To ask the Scottish Government what value of in-year funding provided to local government in 2025–26 has been excluded from the baseline used to calculate the real-terms change in funding in its | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6W-43276 | To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27, what its position is on whether its presentation of a 2% real-terms increase in local government funding is consistent with recent i | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Feb 2026 |
| S6M-20700 | Welcoming Portman Group’s Protecting Consumers & Supporting Producers: Regulatory Report 2025 | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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05 Feb 2026 |
| S6M-20654 |
Opposing the Scottish Government's Proposed Council Tax Rises
2 linked amendments
|
Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Motion For Debate
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04 Feb 2026 |
| S6M-20625 | Congratulating Blooming Haddington | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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29 Jan 2026 |
| S6M-20624 | Langholm Wool, Woven and Wild Festival | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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29 Jan 2026 |
| S6M-20565 | Commending Dumfries High School | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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27 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42771 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial impact of the revised social care funding formula on Scottish Borders Council, including the estimated gross loss prior to t | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42761 | To ask the Scottish Government whether directors of finance or officials raised any concerns about the quality or suitability of the new data used in the revised social care funding formula, and | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42764 | To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the approval of the revised social care funding approach, whether it will provide information on how COSLA leaders were able to make an informed decision in t | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42760 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the quality, completeness and reliability of the new data used in the revised social care funding formula, including how that data was val | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42762 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the new data underpinning the revised social care funding formula accurately reflects demographic pressures and service delivery c | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42763 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any financial impact of the revised social care funding formula, including the estimated gross gain or loss prior to the application of an | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42765 | To ask the Scottish Government what consideration was given to the stability of the local government funding system, as required under the Settlement and Distribution Group’s remit, when proposi | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42766 | To ask the Scottish Government when officials first became aware that census data from 2001 and 2011 continued to be used in the social care funding formula after more recent census data was available | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2026 |
| S6O-05382 | To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with SWestrans to discuss bus provision in Dumfries and Galloway. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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15 Jan 2026 |
| S6M-20391 | Welcoming the Next Phase of the Chapelcross Masterplan | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
12 Jan 2026 |
| S6M-20294 |
Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers
2 linked amendments
|
Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Motion For Debate
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07 Jan 2026 |
| S6M-20235 | Scotland's Flood Defences | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Members' Business Motion
|
07 Jan 2026 |
| S6W-42489 | To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the reported average 120% increase in draft rateable values for self-catering businesses, and what assessment it has made of any poten | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Dec 2025 |
| S6W-42490 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the 2026 revaluation of eligibility for the Small Business Bonus Scheme. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 Dec 2025 |
| S6O-05290 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term impact of battery energy storage systems on biodiversity and fire safety, and the long-term landscape and visual impact. &nb | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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11 Dec 2025 |
| S6M-20038 | Congratulating Kathy Gilchrist | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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05 Dec 2025 |
| S6M-20040 | Congratulating the Cairndale Hotel and Spa | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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05 Dec 2025 |
| S6M-20039 | Recognising Councillor Donna Collins | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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05 Dec 2025 |
| S6M-20041 | Congratulating Dumfries Accordion and Fiddle Club | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
05 Dec 2025 |
| S6O-05240 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding the illegal use of adapted e-bikes and e-scooters. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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03 Dec 2025 |
| S6O-05220 | To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on any potential negative impacts for local communities when asylum seekers are housed in large-scale sites in Scotland. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
|
27 Nov 2025 |
| S6M-19895 |
Growing Scotland’s Economy
4 linked amendments
|
Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Motion For Debate
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26 Nov 2025 |
| S6M-19870 | Condemning Dumfries and Galloway Council's Budget Proposals | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
21 Nov 2025 |
| S6W-41824 | To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the introduction of an age-related automatic system of regular screening for prostate cancer. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 Nov 2025 |
| S6T-02762 | To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that its core operating costs have increased by £53 million between 2023-24 and 2024-25. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Topical Question
|
18 Nov 2025 |
| S6W-41593 | To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its paper A Fresh Start with Independence and its proposed strategy for establishing a new currency in an independent Scotland, whether its policy for | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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17 Nov 2025 |
| S6O-05144 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase income tax in the forthcoming Scottish Budget. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
General Question
|
13 Nov 2025 |
| S6M-19688 | Nationwide Building Society and Virgin Money Maintain Branch Network | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
12 Nov 2025 |
| S6W-41588 | To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that there should be no new levies or taxes on the re | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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11 Nov 2025 |
| S6W-41587 | To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that local referenda should be held whenever a local | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Nov 2025 |
| S6W-41585 | To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that retailers should benefit from a meaningfully mor | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
06 Nov 2025 |
| S6M-19567 | Congratulating Mogerleys Butchers in Dumfries | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
05 Nov 2025 |
| S6W-41586 | To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that any further divergence towards higher income tax | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
05 Nov 2025 |
| S6M-19202 | Regretting Bank Closures | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Members' Business Motion
|
30 Oct 2025 |
| S6W-41132 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Dumfries and Galloway Council and SWestrans regarding the impact of recent changes to bus services on communities. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
29 Oct 2025 |
| S6W-41133 | To ask the Scottish Government what additional financial support it can provide for supported bus services in the Dumfries and Galloway Council area. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
28 Oct 2025 |
| S6M-19244 | Congratulating Crawick Multiverse and Digital Dairy Chain | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
06 Oct 2025 |
| S6M-19230 | Congratulating Wallace Hall Academy | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
06 Oct 2025 |
| S6M-19225 | Celebrating Annan Day Centre's 20th Anniversary | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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06 Oct 2025 |
| S6M-19229 | Congratulating Moffat Town Hall Development Trust | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
06 Oct 2025 |
| S6O-05018 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary hashad with ministerial colleagues regarding how to manage any growing funding gapcreated by higher spending on devolved be | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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02 Oct 2025 |
| S6W-40659 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Business and Trade regarding the impact of opt-out group proceedings (class action) litigation on competition matters | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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02 Oct 2025 |
| S6W-40658 | To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, how it will ensure that there is an opportunity for the Parliament to scruti | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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02 Oct 2025 |
| S6W-40657 | To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, what assessment it has made of the potential impact of introducing opt-out g | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
02 Oct 2025 |
| S6M-19082 | Congratulating Our Place in Annan | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
25 Sep 2025 |
| S6W-40674 | To ask the Scottish Government when it last met (a) animal welfare and (b) dog training organisations to discuss the continued use of electric shock collars. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Sep 2025 |
| S6W-40672 | To ask the Scottish Government what advice it provides for prospective puppy buyers on how to source a healthy puppy, and whether any such advice (a) already includes and (b) will be updated to includ | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Sep 2025 |
| S6W-40673 | To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its consultation on the use of electric shock collars for training dogs. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
24 Sep 2025 |
| S6O-04963 | To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the business minister has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the impact of the visitor levy on the hotel and tourism sectors. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
|
24 Sep 2025 |
| S6M-18957 | Welcoming Maggie's Centre Planned for Dumfries | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
18 Sep 2025 |
| S6M-18958 | Welcoming the New AndyMansClub in Annan | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
18 Sep 2025 |
| S6M-18780 |
Impact of Accommodating Asylum Seekers on Scottish Local Government
3 linked amendments
|
Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Motion For Debate
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10 Sep 2025 |
| S6O-04909 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details regarding the announcement that NHS Dumfries and Galloway has moved to stage 3 of the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Frame | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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10 Sep 2025 |
| S6W-40009 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25344 by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2024, whether it plans to make a financial commitment to the Scottish Growth Scheme until Mar | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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08 Sep 2025 |
| S6W-40008 | To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provided to the Scottish Growth Scheme in the financial year (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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08 Sep 2025 |
| S6W-39799 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of the incentives offered in each of its designated Enterprise Areas, also broken down by the statutory basis of each incentive. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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27 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18523 | Urgent Action to Dual the A75 | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Members' Business Motion
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14 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18492 | Congratulating Patrick Bayley | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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08 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18494 | Concern over Stage Three Escalation for NHS Dumfries and Galloway | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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08 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18491 | Recognising Blair Murray and Annandale and Eskdale RDA | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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08 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18493 | Welcoming National Lottery Community Fund Award to Castle Loch Lochmaben Community Trust | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
08 Aug 2025 |
| S6W-39482 | To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether firms liable for the higher property rate in Scotland are better placed to pay higher non-domestic rates than their counterparts in Engla | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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07 Aug 2025 |
| S6W-39480 | To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the Scottish Retail Consortium’s reported statement that retailers in Scotland have paid an additional £93 million in non-domestic | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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07 Aug 2025 |
| S6W-39481 | To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly not brought the higher property rate for non-domestic rates in line with that in England, in light of the Barclay Review recommending t | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
07 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18444 | Recognising Anna Rutherford | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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01 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18442 | Congratulating Zurie Dempster and Tara Kane | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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01 Aug 2025 |
| S6M-18443 | Congratulating Mr Crollas Takeaway | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
31 Jul 2025 |
| S6W-39301 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Jul 2025 |
| S6W-39300 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Jul 2025 |
| S6M-18335 | Commending Dumfries High School Projects | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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16 Jul 2025 |
| S6M-18334 | Congratulating Earlston's Terra Mechanica Maris | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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16 Jul 2025 |
| S6M-18336 | Recognising Dunbar RNLI | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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16 Jul 2025 |
| S6M-17980 |
Demanding a Better Deal for Taxpayers in Scotland
2 linked amendments
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Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Motion For Debate
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18 Jun 2025 |
| S6O-04814 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the health secretary has had with ministerial colleagues and NHS Lothian regarding the provision of education and tutoring for sick children at the Roya | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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18 Jun 2025 |
| S6M-17851 | Welcoming Lottery Funding to the Solway Coast and Marine Landscape Connections Project | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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06 Jun 2025 |
| S6M-17839 | Welcoming the New Inclusive Play Park in Gretna | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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06 Jun 2025 |
| S6O-04758 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the scale of online bullying in schools. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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04 Jun 2025 |
| S6O-04726 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the education secretary has had with NHS boards and local authorities regarding the levying of fees for hospital teaching costs for children who routine | Hoy, Craig |
Question
General Question
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29 May 2025 |
| S6W-37543 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on redeveloping the Stranraer waterfront in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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27 May 2025 |
| S6W-37536 | To ask the Scottish Government how much capital funding it has committed to the building of a new Monklands Hospital. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 May 2025 |
| S6W-37542 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Learning Estate Investment Programme in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 May 2025 |
| S6W-37537 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on rail improvements in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the end of the current | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 May 2025 |
| S6W-37540 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on supporting community-led regeneration and town centre revitalisation in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 May 2025 |
| S6W-37541 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Baird and Anchor project in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the end of t | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 May 2025 |
| S6W-37526 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it is its policy to provide arts funding through a Percentage for the Arts scheme for public capital projects, and, if so, how it has implemented any such policy | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 May 2025 |
| S6W-37528 | To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to national challenge competitions in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it plans to allocate by the end of the cu | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 May 2025 |
| S6W-37521 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it (a) spent in Session 5, (b) has spent in the current parliamentary session to date and (c) estimates it will spend in Session 6 on (i) supporting new jobs an | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 May 2025 |
| S6W-37520 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to its Young Person’s Guarantee policy; whether it is tracking progress on this policy, and what its success conditions are for this o | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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22 May 2025 |
| S6W-37525 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) monitors and (b) estimates the number of jobs supported by its infrastructure spending. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37531 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on rural entrepreneur funds in the current parliamentary session to date; how much it plans to spend by the end of the current parliamentary sessio | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37530 | To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to develop Scotland as a tech start-up hub in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it plans to provide by the end of | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37529 | To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Women’s Business Centre in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it plans to provide by the end of the cu | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37527 | To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to businesses to enable them to pilot a four-day week in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will ha | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37532 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it (a) spent in Session 5, (b) has spent in the current parliamentary session to date and (c) estimates it will spend in total in Session 6 on private sector-le | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37519 | To ask the Scottish Government how it has adjusted income tax rates and bands since the start of the current parliamentary session. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37523 | To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Scottish National Investment Bank in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have provided b | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6W-37524 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on infrastructure in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent by the end of the current parliamentar | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 May 2025 |
| S6M-17562 | Welcoming Portman Group’s "Taking responsibility for alcohol regulation" 2024 Report | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37593 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36629 by John Swinney on 3 April 2025, how much funding it anticipates will be made available for public spending in 2025-26 as a | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37538 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on digital infrastructure in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the end of the cur | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37533 | To ask the Scottish Government what funds it has created since the start of the current parliamentary session to support the tourism sector. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37534 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it is its policy to create a Scottish food agency. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37522 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established a green jobs fund; if so, how much it has allocated to it, and which projects it will invest in, and, if not, whether it plans to do so. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37402 | To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of confiscation of illegal vapes from trading premises took place in each of the last five years. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37410 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any engagement with the Bank of England regarding support to train and recruit more economics teachers in Scottish schools. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37409 | To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent economics teachers there are in each local authority area. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37403 | To ask the Scottish Government what the total value was of illegal vapes confiscated by Police Scotland or trading standard officers in each of the last five years. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37408 | To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) state and (b) grant-funded schools offer Economics at (i) National 4, (ii) National 5, (iii) Higher and (iv) Advanced Higher level. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37401 | To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has issued in relation to the (a) enforcement of confiscation and (b) prosecution of the sale of illegal vapes. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
19 May 2025 |
| S6W-37539 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on city region and regional growth deals in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
16 May 2025 |
| S6W-37535 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on emerging energy technologies funds in the current parliamentary session to date. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
14 May 2025 |
| S6O-04651 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with the Lord Advocate regarding the costs of defending unsuccessful legal cases in the Supreme Court. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
|
14 May 2025 |
| S6W-37353 | To ask the Scottish Government what quantitative economic targets it has. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
14 May 2025 |
| S6W-37352 | To ask the Scottish Government what economic objectives and targets it has adopted or discarded since 2015. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
14 May 2025 |
| S6W-37350 | To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to measure its progress against any economic objectives for which it has not specified a timeline or quantitative target. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
14 May 2025 |
| S6W-37351 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a complete list of its economic objectives. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
14 May 2025 |
| S6W-37354 | To ask the Scottish Government how it measures progress against its economic objectives. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
14 May 2025 |
| S6W-37190 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what representation it has made to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the UK Government regarding (a) reported long de | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
13 May 2025 |
| S6M-17496 | Noting the Closure of the Shop Owned by Norman T Craig | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
12 May 2025 |
| S6W-37193 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered amending the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 to make provision for means testing whether | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
09 May 2025 |
| S6W-37194 | To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 has had on housing supply in areas where an additional council tax | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
09 May 2025 |
| S6W-37192 | To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to conduct a review of the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
09 May 2025 |
| S6W-36668 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the operation of temporary traffic regulation orders. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
02 May 2025 |
| S6O-04582 | To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the implementation of its Green Industrial Strategy, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the introduction of extended producer respon | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
|
30 Apr 2025 |
| S6M-17322 | Commending Leuchie House | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
29 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36667 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the system of temporary traffic regulation orders. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
29 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36666 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the operation of traffic regulation orders. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
29 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36665 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the system of traffic regulation orders. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
29 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36500 | To ask the Scottish Government whether beer sold in the on-trade is defined as household waste by local authorities. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36506 | To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the extended producer responsibility scheme, how it will support brewers in Scotland who are unable to invest in different packaging materials and could fac | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36504 | To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent double counting of extended producer responsibility fees on products sold to the on-trade, in light of reports that packaging is unlik | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36498 | To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take to ensure transparency in how extended producer responsibility scheme funding is allocated to local authorities. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36510 | To ask the Scottish Government how it will evaluate the impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on investment in Scotland, particularly within sectors impacted by packaging-related fees, | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36509 | To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Defra Extended Producer Responsibility Impact Assessment, what its position is on whether the cost of implementing extended producer responsibility for | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36511 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the implementation of the extended producer responsibility scheme in Sc | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36499 | To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take to ensure that extended producer responsibility scheme funding is allocated to recycling by local authorities. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36503 | To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the extended producer responsibility scheme, how it plans to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of local authorities' recycling services, and what penal | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36502 | To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will be required to ringfence extended producer responsibility payments that they receive, for the purpose of improving collection and recyclin | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36507 | To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to producers in sectors such as brewing, who may not be able to absorb extended producer responsibility costs, in light of it not being cate | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36508 | To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to evaluate the economic impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on brewers and pubs in Scotland, including whether packaging costs have affec | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36501 | To ask the Scottish Government what criteria will be used to assess the recycling efficiency of local authorities under the extended producer responsibility scheme, and what the penalties will be for | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Apr 2025 |
| S6M-17220 | Congratulating The Leddie and the Dunmuir Hotel | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
|
22 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36609 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32778 by Ivan McKee on 7 January 2025, what the cost would have been in each year since 2016-17 of bringing the Higher Property Ra | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
22 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36152 | To ask the Scottish Government when it will update the non-domestic rates relief webpage, mygov.scot, to include information on hospitality business rates relief. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
08 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36149 | To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that eligible businesses in the hospitality sector are aware of and can secure the 40% business rates relief in 2025-26. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
08 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36150 | To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that local authority areas are informing eligible business of the 40% business rates relief in 2025-26 to properties in the hospitality | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
08 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-36151 | To ask the Scottish Government what the final date is for eligible businesses in the hospitality sector to apply for 40% business rates relief in 2025-26. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
08 Apr 2025 |
| S6O-04541 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it projects to spend on social security by 2029-30, including how much of this it estimates will arise from Barnett consequential funding. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
|
03 Apr 2025 |
| S6W-35711 | To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to amending the regulations governing the location of battery energy storage systems to account for any community safety concerns where d | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
31 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35654 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34608 by Shona Robison on 11 March 2025, whether it is aware of any policy decisions having an impact on the fiscal burden on loca | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Mar 2025 |
| S6O-04507 | To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with representatives from Lothian Buses. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
|
27 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35709 | To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service should become a statutory consultee in the consent process for battery energy storage systems. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35710 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it has consulted with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service over any fire safety risks posed by battery energy storage systems. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
21 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35467 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34603 by Shona Robison on 26 February 2025, whether all of its assessments of the long-term impacts of behavioural responses to it | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
21 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35463 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34349 by Maree Todd on 28 February 2025, whether it anticipates that its reported trend of increases in spend on mental health and | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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19 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35461 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34366 by Shona Robison on 28 February 2025, what value was provided by employing 989 contingent workers in the 2021-22 financial y | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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18 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35459 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34366 by Shona Robison on 28 February 2025, for what reason more contingent workers are consistently recorded under the Director G | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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18 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35466 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34780 by Shona Robison on 26 February 2025, what its response is to reported concerns that its approach to aiming to help first ti | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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18 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35460 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34366 by Shona Robison on 28 February 2025, for what reason there was a decrease in the number of contingent workers recorded unde | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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18 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35457 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34365 by Shona Robison on 28 February 2025, whether it will provide a breakdown of its annual spend on contingent workers since 20 | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
18 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35456 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-35094 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 March 2025, whether it has the capacity to (a) identify the number of distinct recipients re | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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18 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35465 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34348 by Maree Todd on 28 February 2025, what its position is on the extent to which it is responsible for the use of locum psychi | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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17 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35458 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-35095 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 March 2025, how many staff are in Social Security Scotland’s counter fraud branch; whe | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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17 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35462 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34347 by Maree Todd on 28 February 2025, what its position is on whether its Psychiatry Recruitment and Retention Working Group (a | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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17 Mar 2025 |
| S6M-16772 | Congratulating the East Lothian Courier | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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13 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-34608 | To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to limit any fiscal burden on local authorities of non-teaching staff in educational services. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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11 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35096 | To ask the Scottish Government what research it has conducted or commissioned into the behavioural impacts of income tax policy, and when the reports of any such research were provided to its minister | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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06 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35094 | To ask the Scottish Government how many recipients of the Adult Disability Payment have been removed from the claimant count in 2024-25 due to (a) the claimant removing themselves, (b) a review identi | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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05 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-35095 | To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are currently employed by Social Security Scotland to identify fraudulent applications. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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05 Mar 2025 |
| S6W-34364 | To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent contractors it has employed in each year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 to date. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34347 | To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported workforce crisis in relation to psychiatry, in light of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland Locum Psychiatrist | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
28 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34345 | To ask the Scottish Government how it is (a) tracking and (b) providing support for any demand for diagnosis, assessment and support for neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people, in | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34348 | To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that funds currently being spent on locum psychiatrists are redirected into sustainable, permanent psychiatry roles that will improv | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34346 | To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget for 2025-26 will (a) address the reported crisis in the provision of services for people with neurodevelopmental conditions and (b) improve the (i) | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34366 | To ask the Scottish Government how many contractors it has employed in each portfolio area in each year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 to date. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34349 | To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that NHS boards meet the target to spend (a) 10% of their budget on mental health and (b) 1% of their budget on child and adolescent | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
28 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34365 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on employing contractors in each year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 to date. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Feb 2025 |
| S6M-16616 | Recognising Farmstrong | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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27 Feb 2025 |
| S6M-16617 | Praising Airhouses | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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27 Feb 2025 |
| S6M-16571.1 | Scottish Enterprise Funding for Arms Companies | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Amendment
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26 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34982 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding whether the Treasury has proportionately allocated VAT revenues raised on Scotland's independent schools to the block grant to allo | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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26 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34981 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Treasury regarding the allocation of VAT revenues raised on Scotland's independent schools. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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26 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34605 | To ask the Scottish Government what information it has collected regarding the impact of its local government funding policy decisions in the last decade on service outcomes. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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26 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34603 | To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to assess the long-term impact of behavioural responses to its income tax policies. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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26 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34780 | To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report, Assessing Scottish tax strategy and policy, and its reported findings that the Scottish Government&rsquo | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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26 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34607 | To ask the Scottish Government to what extent local authorities are fiscally exposed to pay (a) agreements negotiated and (b) decisions made centrally by the Scottish Ministers. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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26 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34983 | To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made on any financial impact of the displacement from pupils in Scotland moving from the independent schools sector to the state sector as a resul | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34604 | To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister’s stated priorities are currently considered as superseding the National Performance Framework where and whether they conflict. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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21 Feb 2025 |
| S6O-04319 | To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the Scottish dairy sector. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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19 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34606 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the supplementary to question S6O-04294 by Ivan McKee on 5 February 2025, what information it collects on net movement between Scotland and the | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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19 Feb 2025 |
| S6M-16488.3 | Employer National Insurance Contributions | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Amendment
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18 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34363 | To ask the Scottish Government how many Business Improvement Districts currently operate in Scotland. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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11 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34362 | To ask the Scottish Government how much has been raised in Business Improvement District levies in each of the last five years. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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11 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-34305 | To ask the Scottish Government whether Business Improvement District levies in Scotland are capped. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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11 Feb 2025 |
| S6O-04294 | To ask the Scottish Government what factors it considered when determining not to introduce any new bands or increase the rates of Scottish income tax for the remainder of this parliamentary session. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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05 Feb 2025 |
| S6W-33289 | To ask the Scottish Government which public opinion and research organisations it has commissioned to carry out any work regarding Scottish independence or Scotland's constitutional future, since | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
04 Feb 2025 |
| S6M-16245 | Recognising a Report on the Significant Economic Impact of Torness | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Standard Motion
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6O-04259 | To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service regarding the setting of mandatory timescales for decisions relating to the charging and | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33592 | To ask the Scottish Government how many employees are shared across more than one of the advisory non-departmental public bodies. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33583 | To ask the Scottish Government how many employees are shared across more than one of its other significant national bodies. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33589 | To ask the Scottish Government how many employees are shared across more than one of its executive agencies. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33591 | To ask the Scottish Government how many employees are shared across more than one of the executive non-departmental public bodies. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33590 | To ask the Scottish Government how many employees are shared across more than one of the non-ministerial offices. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33288 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the research, compilation and publication of the Building a New Scotland series of papers. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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29 Jan 2025 |
| S6M-16237.2 | Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget | Hoy, Craig |
Motion
Amendment
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28 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33284 | To ask the Scottish Government how much sponsorship funding it has provided to Nordic Horizons or associated organisations, since May 2021. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33584 | To ask the Scottish Government how many of the directorates of its (a) executive agencies, (b) non-ministerial offices, (c) executive non-departmental public bodies, (d) advisory non-departmental publ | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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28 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33290 | To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed at grade (a) A3, (b) A4, (c) B1, (d) B2, (e) B3, (f) C1, (g) C2 and (h) C3, in (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23, (iii | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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27 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33285 | To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent civil servants are currently engaged in work relating to Scottish independence. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33287 | To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that it will publish the next paper in the Building a New Scotland series. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33286 | To ask the Scottish Government how much it plans to spend in 2025-26 on work related to Scottish independence. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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24 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33388 | To ask the Scottish Government which property classes are included in its definition of "hospitality" for its planned 40% non-domestic rates relief scheme for 2025-26. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33293 | To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants (a) retired, (b) took voluntary redundancy and (c) were made redundant involuntarily, broken down by grade (i) A3, (ii) A4, (iii) B1, (iv) | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33291 | To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants are currently employed in roles related to the deployment of artificial intelligence within the public sector. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
23 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-33292 | To ask the Scottish Government when it next plans to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence within the public sector. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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23 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32883 | To ask the Scottish Government what the scope and format is for the review commissioned by Public Health Scotland into the potential regulation of alcohol advertising and marketing. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32885 | To ask the Scottish Government how much the review commissioned by Public Health Scotland into the potential regulation of alcohol advertising and marketing will cost. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32884 | To ask the Scottish Government whether the review commissioned by Public Health Scotland into the potential regulation of alcohol advertising and marketing will involve (a) calls for evidence and (b) | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32886 | To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for the review commissioned by Public Health Scotland into the potential regulation of alcohol advertising and marketing. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32562 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23524 by Elena Whitham on 11 December 2023, what engagement has taken place with stakeholders, including those representing busine | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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16 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32705 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to questions S6W-30147 and S6W-31340 by Ivan McKee on 11 November and 21 November2024 respectively, what the estimated cost would be in 2025-26, b | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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15 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32560 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31999 by Shona Robison on 18 December 2024, in light of its answer that it "routinely increases the Local Government budget in-yea | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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14 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32559 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32000 by Shona Robison on 18 December 2024, after taking account of the expected in-year transfers and budget revisions considere | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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14 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32450 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32009 by Ivan McKee on 17 December 2024, whether it is accounting for inflation through business rate increases and, if so, what t | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
|
14 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32714 | To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32003 by Shona Robison on 19 December 2024, whether the soonest time that it was practicable for it to communicate its final decis | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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13 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32647 | To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of its total budget will be absorbed by pay and pensions in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-28, (d) 2028-29 and (e) 2029-30. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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13 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32646 | To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates social security spending will be, as a percentage of its total revenue budget, by 2029-30. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Written Question
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09 Jan 2025 |
| S6O-04162 | To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been made aware of the identity of the police officers investigating Operation Branchform, and, if so, when. | Hoy, Craig |
Question
Portfolio Question
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08 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32650 | To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish more details regarding its 10-year programme of public sector reform. | Hoy, Craig |
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07 Jan 2025 |
| S6W-32651 | To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants are currently working on its 10-year programme of public sector reform. | Hoy, Craig |
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07 Jan 2025 |
S6W-44214 · Written Question · lodged by Hoy, Craig
Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 Mar 2026.