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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-21348
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 27 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of any fire station buildings that contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
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Question reference: S6W-21236
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work it has carried out to explore potential options for eBooking of multi-journey tickets for the Cumbrae to Largs ferry route.
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Question reference: S6W-21120
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has raised the issue of infrasound low frequency noise (a) as part of its discussions on the ETSU steering group and (b) in any other discussions with the UK Government, in relation to noise regulations for onshore wind developments in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-21123
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it not being included in its Programme for Government 2023-24, when it anticipates work on replacing HMP Greenock will commence.
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Question reference: S6W-21121
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many offenders currently receiving non-custodial sentences are being monitored via (a) radio frequency (RF), (b) global positioning system (GPS) and (c) remote alcohol monitoring (RAM) technology, and what percentage of the total number of offenders currently being electronically monitored are being monitored by each of these technologies.
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Question reference: S6W-21122
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to investigate the use of remote alcohol monitoring (RAM) technology in the criminal justice system.
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Question reference: S6W-21125
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which members of the Scottish Government are represented on the ETSU steering group.
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Question reference: S6W-21124
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its collaboration with other devolved governments on the review of ETSU-R-97 guidance that is being led by the UK Government, whether it can provide an update on the outcome of the review as it applies to Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-20772
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish the Lord Advocate’s guidelines for Police Scotland regarding allegations of assault.
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Question reference: S6O-02548
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the procurement process for the upgrade of Ardrossan harbour.