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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 17 July 2024
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Question reference: S6W-26079

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the innovation scorecard, which is part of its National Innovation Strategy, will be published.

Question reference: S6W-26069

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what metrics will be used to evaluate Investment Zones, and how often progress will be monitored.

Question reference: S6W-26070

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of interventions that have been implemented in Scotland's two Investment Zones to date.

Question reference: S6O-03221

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to grow Scotland's creative industries.

Question reference: S6W-25869

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the impact in Scotland, whether it will make representations to the UK Government to ensure that investment to support the manufacture of wind turbine jackets is included within the scope of the Green Industries Growth Accelerator.

Question reference: S6W-25867

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when the next cohort of investment proposals in the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council's (SOWEC) Strategic Investment Model will be announced.

Question reference: S6W-25868

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is giving consideration to ensuring regional balance across the successful investment proposals progressed through the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council's (SOWEC) Strategic Investment Model.

Question reference: S6W-25866

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support renewables manufacturing in Scotland for those sites not within designated green ports or investment zones.

Question reference: S6W-25313

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government from where the £12.8 million "emerging and planned underspend" in the Lifelong Learning and Skills budget came, as outlined in the 2023-24 Spring Budget Revision.

Question reference: S6W-25344

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been provided to the Scottish Growth Scheme, and, of that funding, how much has been allocated to businesses, in each year since the scheme was established.