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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 19 July 2024
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Question reference: S6W-12639

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11868 by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2022, whether it will define which sources of bioenergy it considers “sustainable” in relation to alternative technologies to air source heat pumps.

Question reference: S6W-12638

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11868 by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2022, whether it will publish the underlying data that puts the number of homes deemed technically unsuitable for an air source heat pump at around 39,500 to 40,400 out of a total of 170,000 off-gas-grid homes.

Question reference: S6W-12858

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what measures and funding are being put in place to address the challenges for ports and harbours that are set out in the publication, Delivering Scotland's Blue Economy Approach.

Question reference: S6W-12575

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to expand the size and scale of interest free loans and grants programmes for heat pumps in order to meet its target of 50,000 non-domestic properties with zero emissions heating systems by 2030.

Question reference: S6W-12579

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what actions (a) have been taken and (b) are planned to ensure that all relevant stakeholders have been consulted in the development of the Heat in Buildings Supply Chains Delivery Plan.

Question reference: S6W-12573

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12087 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 November 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding what outcomes or responses from its consultation would lead it to withdrawing its commitment to fully dual the A96.

Question reference: S6W-12577

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a renewable energy SME loan scheme, which has been identified by Scottish Renewables as crucial for developing the supply chain and meeting the needs of domestic and international energy projects.

Question reference: S6W-12578

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 12 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a low-carbon planning fund, which has been identified by Scottish Renewables as important for supporting local authority planning departments that are reportedly experiencing a significant impact on their resources due to the demands of renewable energy projects.

Question reference: S6W-13040

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-12522

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide (a) an updated estimated cost to decarbonise homes and workplaces and (b) the methodology behind that estimate, which it calculated to be "in the region of £33 billion" in its Heat in Buildings Strategy, published in October 2021, in light of increased levels of inflation and other increased costs since publication.