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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 27 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43179

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40703 by Mairi Gougeon on 1 October 2025, how much money from the Forestry Grant Scheme has been spent on (a) natural regeneration of native woodlands and (b) invasive species control, in each year since 2021-22.

Question reference: S6W-43168

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects complete data on the number of fish culled on salmon farms and, if so, (a) where and (b) how such figures are published in relation to mortality data.

Question reference: S6W-43174

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what feedback it has received from planning authorities regarding the clarity and consistency of the evidence report gate check process for Local Development Plans.

Question reference: S6W-43169

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what independent audit processes exist to ensure that losses recorded as culls or stock adjustments are not excluded from external reporting at salmon farms.

Question reference: S6W-43176

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many Local Development Plans have been rejected during the evidence report gate check stage to date, and for what reasons.

Question reference: S6W-43170

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce mandatory publication of site-level cull numbers, alongside mortality figures, within a fixed reporting timeframe at salmon farms.

Question reference: S6W-43173

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the transfer of funds from the General Fund into the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Fund, when it anticipates that Part 6, Section 78 of the Housing Act (Scotland) 2025 will come into effect, and under what circumstances local authorities will be permitted to transfer funds.

Question reference: S6W-43175

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are used during the evidence report gate check process for Local Development Plans, and how these criteria are weighted when assessing the adequacy of proposed housing land targets.

Question reference: S6W-42748

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports regarding poor housing standards experienced by seasonal farm workers, what consideration it has given to implementing section 315(6) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

Question reference: S6W-43011

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39465 by Jim Fairlie on 29 July 2025 and in light of the announcement by the UK Government that it will consult on slaughter legislation for farmed fish, whether it will revisit its decision to rely on guidance rather than regulations in relation to the slaughter of farmed fish.