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-27913
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27611 by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024, what further steps it is considering to unlock developments for economic growth and housebuilding, in light of any lengthy planning delays.
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Question reference: S6W-27937
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the Ministerial Taskforce on Population last met, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-27946
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) First Minister (b) Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and (c) Lord Advocate, and any other ministers, and their officials, last met with the (i) Chief Constable and (ii) Deputy Chief Constables at Police Scotland, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-27993
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27605 by Siobhian Brown on 28 May 2024, whether it has considered alternative approaches to carrying out this research in the event that the re-tendering process is unsuccessful, and whether this has been raised by the (a) Law Society of Scotland, (b) Scottish Solicitors Bar Association and (c) Scottish Legal Aid Board.
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Question reference: S6W-27888
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Scotland-based manufacturers on (a) the manufacture and (b) marketing in (i) the UK and (ii) international markets of hydrogen buses manufactured in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27886
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the £4.65 million awarded through the Energy Transition Fund to Aberdeen City Council to expand its hydrogen bus fleet was used to purchase hydrogen buses that were manufactured in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27917
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) the City of Edinburgh Council and (b) other partners to discuss the housing emergency, and whether it discussed the provision of additional (i) financial, (ii) regulatory and (iii) planning support to alleviate the impact on residents.
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Question reference: S6W-27885
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions (a) it and (b) its agencies have had with (i) the UK Government, (ii) local authorities, (ii) devolved nations and (iv) other countries on the purchase of hydrogen buses manufactured in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27796
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it has taken to implement the recommendations of the Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services, and whether it plans to update the Parliament on its progress.
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Question reference: S6W-27794
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services, and, in particular, the views expressed in the review on single-sex spaces, what steps it has taken to ensure that single-sex services continue to be provided to biological women and girls.
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