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-12761
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Bute House Agreement, whether it plans to update inshore spatial management for Scotland's inshore fisheries prior to the agreement of regional marine plans or the next National Marine Plan, and outwith the marine planning process.
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Question reference: S6W-12758
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates a cap on fishing activity in inshore waters, up to three nautical miles, limiting activity to current levels, as per the Bute House Agreement, to impact the level of discards, in light of the relevant proposals in the Future Catching Policy.
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Question reference: S6O-01684
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will incorporate the costed package of tax increases recommended in the Scottish Trades Union Congress-commissioned report, Options for increasing taxes in Scotland to fund investment in public services, into its 2023-24 budget.
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Question reference: S6W-11195
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 29 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its position is regarding the impact in Scotland of reports that the Scottish Assessors Association is considering the valuation of ATM sites and that it is likely that such sites will be deleted from the valuation roll, and, in the case of any such sites being removed from the valuation roll, what its position is on whether any rates paid would be backdated to when they were originally added to the valuation roll.
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Question reference: S6W-12045
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report of the Short Life Working Group on Facilitating Peaceful Assemblies, what steps it is taking to ensure that the proposed human rights-based approach to peaceful assemblies does not lead to financial charges being placed on the organisers of such assemblies for logistical reasons, including road closures.
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Question reference: S6W-12025
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards the establishment of a Peace Institute by the end of 2022, as set out in the Programme for Government 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-12024
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the report of the independent review group regarding the establishment of a Peace Institute will be published, and, if it is already published, when it will respond to its findings.
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Question reference: S6O-01603
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address high private sector rents.
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Question reference: S6W-11280
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the delivery of ferry services for island communities in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-11279
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Orkney Islands Council regarding the future (a) budget and (b) procurement process for replacing the large and small ferry fleet at Orkney Ferries.