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
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Question reference: S6W-11788
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many live homeless applications there were in each local authority area on Christmas Day in 2021, and how many (a) adults and (b) children any such applications related to.
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Question reference: S6W-11672
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Island Communities Impact Assessments (ICIAs) have been carried out relating to Scottish Government (a) bills, (b) policies, (c) strategies and (d) services.
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Question reference: S6W-11671
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how frequently (a) island local authorities and (b) other relevant authorities have been involved in Island Communities Impact Assessments (ICIAs) relating to Scottish Government (i) bills, (ii) policies and (iii) strategies.
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Question reference: S6W-11562
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether consideration will be given in the Islands Connectivity Plan to amending the Transport Scotland process for annually opening bookings on the Northern Isles ferry routes, to change this to earlier in the year, rather than November, to allow customers to plan and book travel over the high-demand festive period further in advance.
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Question reference: S6W-11567
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that households with digital landlines are able to contact emergency services and make calls from such landlines in the event of a power cut.
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Question reference: S6W-11566
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that all assets that rely on copper landline networks will continue to run after the switchover to digital landlines and in the event of a power cut.
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Question reference: S6W-11232
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that the potential impacts of its proposed restrictions on the promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt were assessed using data that is in part almost 10 years old.
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Question reference: S6W-11229
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered commissioning up-to-date data on the potential impacts of its proposed restrictions on the promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt.
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Question reference: S6W-11231
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on small producers of its proposed restrictions on the promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt.
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Question reference: S6W-11230
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on the cost of food of its proposed restrictions on the promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt.