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-20336
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 25 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of the reported greater levels of effectiveness of ground-source heat pumps compared with air-source heat pumps.
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Question reference: S6W-20338
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the reported new ministerial working group on child poverty, to be led by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, will consider and make recommendations before the end of 2023 regarding increasing the level of the Scottish Child Payment for parents under 25.
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Question reference: S6W-20319
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to questions S6W-16562 and S6W-18739 by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023 and 19 June 2023, whether it plans to establish a swimming pool fund, and, if so, what specific actions it has taken in relation to such a fund.
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Question reference: S6W-20256
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions its ministers have had with their counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland regarding amendments to any provisions in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill that could potentially allow the UK Government to legislate on devolved matters without the consent of the relevant devolved administration.
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Question reference: S6W-20255
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding whether it plans to introduce amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill to address the Scottish Government’s concerns as set out in its Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-23) that provisions in the Bill could potentially allow the UK Government to legislate on devolved matters without the consent of the Scottish Ministers.
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Question reference: S6W-20260
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed expanding access to environmental health courses accredited by the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland with tertiary education providers.
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Question reference: S6W-20296
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed the issue of establishing new Gaelic-medium schools with (a) COSLA and (b) local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-20257
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to assist local authorities to implement low emission zones in towns.
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Question reference: S6W-20297
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 22 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the establishment of a Scottish Government office in Warsaw.