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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 25 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-24726

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the UK Government considers making the revenue accrued by large retailers in Scotland through Minimum Unit Pricing taxable, and for those tax revenues to be hypothecated for alcohol health support measures.

Question reference: S6W-24727

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding making the revenue accrued by large retailers in Scotland through Minimum Unit Pricing taxable, and for those tax revenues to be hypothecated for alcohol health support measures.

Question reference: S6W-24728

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request from the UK Government the tax powers necessary to allow the Scottish Government to tax the revenue accrued by large retailers in Scotland through Minimum Unit Pricing.

Question reference: S6W-24640

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 1 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact will be of the reported withdrawal of £75,000 of funding for the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award, in light of the programme reportedly leveraging around a further £200,000 annually from other funding sources, supporting over 150 young people from around 60 schools across central Scotland, particularly in the Edinburgh Eastern constituency, and leading to community projects that support over 2,500 people annually.

Question reference: S6W-24547

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it expects to publish findings from the review into the operation of minimum unit pricing.

Question reference: S6W-24543

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out regarding any impact that minimum unit pricing has had on the increase in revenue to large retailers who sell alcohol.

Question reference: S6W-24539

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it can take any action to enable Petroineos Grangemouth to refine a greater volume of crude oil from the North Sea, and if doing so could potentially extend the life of the oil refinery beyond 2025.

Question reference: S6W-24535

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy will instruct the Grangemouth Future Industry Board to appoint representatives from (a) Petroineos Grangemouth, (b) Unite the Union and (c) local businesses.

Question reference: S6W-24534

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) Petroineos, (b) Unite the Union and (c) local businesses to discuss the future of Petroineos Grangemouth, and what matters were discussed.

Question reference: S6W-24537

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy will instruct the Grangemouth Future Industry Board to have as its overriding strategic purpose the need for Scotland to have its own oil refinery, in light of reports that retaining this element of the Grangemouth business would reflect the importance of the site as a national economic asset.