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-16587
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-16093 by Jenny Gilruth on 28 March 2023, whether it, Transport Scotland, CalMac or CMAL made the final decision on chartering MV Alfred for the Clyde and Hebrides network.
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Question reference: S6W-16589
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12941 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 December 2022, whether it will provide an update on any potential implications for CalMac’s seafarer recruitment programme of the former Deputy First Minister's statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 March 2023.
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Question reference: S6O-02121
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that there were 224 eviction cases involving tenants lodged with the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland in the month to 15 March.
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Question reference: S6W-16023
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any discussions with (a) commercial landlords, (b) local authorities and (c) community groups regarding developing a strategy to ensure that premises rented by M&Co Trading Limited are put to productive use once they default back to their owners.
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Question reference: S6W-16588
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12940 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 December 2022, whether it will provide an update on the service continuity plan for the transfer and timetabling of services from Troon.
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Question reference: S6W-16093
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15024 by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023, whether (a) the Minister for Transport, (b) CMAL and (c) Transport Scotland officials have held meetings with representatives of Pentland Ferries, from 1 October 2022 to date, regarding the chartering of the MV Alfred for the Clyde and Hebrides network, and, if so, when any such meetings took place.
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Question reference: S6W-15957
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 27 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether Biffa is an appropriate logistics partner for the Deposit Return Scheme, given that the company has previously been prosecuted for breaches of environmental waste export laws.
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Question reference: S6W-15960
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 27 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Circularity Scotland regarding the decision to appoint Biffa as its logistics partner for the Deposit Return Scheme.
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Question reference: S6O-02075
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to carrying out a review of the use of public private partnerships for public infrastructure projects.
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Question reference: S6W-15951
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the percentage of the eligible population that have been cited for jury service in the past year.
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