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-19252
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take steps to ensure that ferry services provided by Orkney Islands Council are included in Transport Scotland’s final long-term plan for vessels and ports on the Clyde and Hebrides and Northern Isles networks to 2045.
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Question reference: S6W-19255
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its current minimum ferry service is for inter-island services operated by Orkney Islands Council.
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Question reference: S6W-19183
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the dual carriageway on the A9 at Alvie has reportedly been restricted in both directions to single carriageway.
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Question reference: S6W-19184
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on reinstating consultant-led maternity services to Dr Gray’s Hospital in Moray.
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Question reference: S6W-19182
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of whether it is on track to reinstate consultant-led maternity services to Moray in 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-18574
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-16433 by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023, whether the representatives of the Scottish public sector on the independent project board steering the work (a) commented on the specific final draft content and estimates of the Green Finance Institute and (b) gave specific approval to the estimated figures for Scotland, and whether it will publish the content of any such approvals given by those representatives.
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Question reference: S6W-18572
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what explicit, quantified (a) commitments and (b) targets it has set to ensure that seafloor habitats are (i) healthy and (ii) sustainable.
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Question reference: S6W-18578
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15219 by Jenny Gilruth on 6 March 2023, whether it will provide an update on when an announcement will be made on the long-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.
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Question reference: S6W-18500
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff Transport Scotland currently has, broken down by directorate.
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Question reference: S6W-18573
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what explicit, quantified commitments, targets or plans it has to (a) provide access to (i) green and (ii) blue spaces, (b) set minimum time limits for populations to access green spaces from home, (c) improve areas of outstanding scenic quality and enhance landscape features and (d) create green hubs to support mental health through access to green and blue spaces, and what arrangements it has committed to with the UK Government to provide a joint UK access service to promote and support access to the environment.