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-11121
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when in 2022 the medium-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be selected and published.
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Question reference: S6W-11120
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what financial preparations have been put in place ahead of the selection of the medium-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.
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Question reference: S6W-10727
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what communications it has had with the UK Government regarding any National Grid restrictions for renewable energy projects that are (a) in the research and proposal phase and (b) currently generating electricity.
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Question reference: S6W-10724
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it has given to the energy sector, including the European Marine Energy Centre, to create funding opportunities to replace the research and development funding landscape that was accessible prior to the UK leaving the EU.
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Question reference: S6W-10728
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Marine Services, a division of Orkney Islands Council, regarding the framework on the transformation plan for harbour development to assist in developing the infrastructure needed for the renewables sector.
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Question reference: S6W-10723
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what commitments it has given to support Scotland’s wave and tidal energy sector.
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Question reference: S6W-10726
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is proactively working with the UK Government to secure funding opportunities for the renewables sector in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-10725
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to ensure access to and implementation of the Horizon Europe programme.
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Question reference: S6W-10984
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it will give to farmers and crofters facing substantial increases in the price of feeding stuff.
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Question reference: S6W-10712
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it plans to do with the £5 million that it previously committed to the Islands Bond scheme, and whether it will be spent on measures that aim to tackle the depopulation of islands.
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