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-22223
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12681 by Mairi McAllan on 13 December 2022, whether the second National Marine Plan (NMP2) will require Regional Marine Plans that are produced in line with the latest scientific and economic evidence, and in consultation with all stakeholders.
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Question reference: S6W-22225
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12681 by Mairi McAllan on 13 December 2022, whether the second National Marine Plan (NMP2) will require Regional Marine Plans to be produced by a set date.
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Question reference: S6W-22224
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12681 by Mairi McAllan on 13 December 2022, whether the second National Marine Plan (NMP2) will require Regional Marine Plans that set specific areas, bounded by grid coordinates, for individual uses of marine space or specific combinations of such uses.
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Question reference: S6T-01599
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 October 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to resolve industrial action in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-21899
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many second-hand vessels have been considered for (a) charter and (b) purchase by (i) CMAL and (ii) CalMac since 1 June 2022 to date.
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Question reference: S6F-02428
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2023
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of any impact of operational changes in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on response times to recent incidents, including the fires at the Ayr Station Hotel and Kitty’s nightclub in Kirkcaldy.
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Question reference: S6W-21393
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a list of the total payments made from the public purse to Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP for consultancy work on the (a) design and (b) tender of the (i) Northern Isles Ferry Service passenger specifications, (ii) Northern Isles Ferry Services freight specifications and (iii) Gourock to Dunoon contracts.
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Question reference: S6W-21394
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a list of the total payments made from the public purse to Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP for consultancy work on the (a) design and (b) tender of the (i) Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS) 1 and (ii) CHFS2 contract.
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Question reference: S6W-21350
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list, by local authority, any buildings where reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been used on the justice estate since 2007, and whether any action was taken following structural inspection of these buildings.
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Question reference: S6W-21349
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any research or structural inspections have been carried out since 2007, to assess whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found in any buildings on the justice estate.