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-22822
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Water uprates any private sector contracts using the Consumer Prices Index.
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Question reference: S6W-22820
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what sites are currently identified by the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland as being of potential concern and requiring sampling by Scottish Water.
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Question reference: S6W-22818
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which private sector companies have been contracted by Scottish Water in each year since 2007 for (a) construction projects and (b) maintenance, operation and repairs.
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Question reference: S6W-22817
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what amount of Scottish Water’s (a) construction projects and (b) maintenance, operation and repairs have been delivered (i) in-house and (ii) by external contractors, in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-22816
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Scottish Water is reportedly not prepared to separate negotiations on a revised pay and grading structure from the pay offer for 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-22815
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scottish Water regarding the planned industrial action.
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Question reference: S6W-22825
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether an equality impact assessment was carried out by Scottish Water regarding its recent job evaluation proposals.
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Question reference: S6W-22826
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-02515 by Humza Yousaf on 9 November 2023, whether it will detail the ministerial discussions that took place regarding approval for setting the remuneration in the current regulatory period of the chief executive of Scottish Water.
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Question reference: S6W-22819
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much Scottish Water has paid to private sector contractors in each year since 2007, expressed both in monetary terms and as a percentage of overall spend.
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Question reference: S6W-22827
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was consulted by Scottish Water regarding the salary of its chief executive.
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