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-03369
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights has had with the Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work regarding its decision to phase out the installation of new or replacement fossil fuel heating systems in off-gas-grid homes five years earlier than homes connected to the gas grid.
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Question reference: S6W-03371
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01907 by Michael Matheson on 16 August 2021, for what reason it has decided to phase out the installation of new or replacement fossil fuel heating systems in off-gas-grid homes five years earlier than homes connected to the gas grid.
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Question reference: S6W-03332
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Minister for Transport on 23 September 2021 that there is a plan in place to provide 30,000 electric vehicle charge points by 2030, which is “evolving”, whether it will publish this plan, and by what date the fully-completed final plan will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-03333
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport on 23 September 2021 that “working with local government partners, we have committed to reduce car kilometres travelled nationally by 20% by 2030. I hope to outline measures to achieve that later his year", whether it will publish details of the current position with its plan to achieve this target; by what date in 2021 the final plan will be published, and whether it will confirm specifically how it settled on the 20% figure.
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Question reference: S6W-03341
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans (a) it has and (b) its agencies have to include a multi-modal approach to their transport fleets to promote greater use of active travel, including through the use of (i) e-bikes, (ii) pedal bikes, (iii) cargo bikes and (iv) other modes of transport other than electric cars.
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Question reference: S6W-03299
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-02678 to S6W-02684 and S6W-02686 by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021, whether it will clarify what or who it means, precisely, by "partners, communities and other stakeholders".
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Question reference: S6W-03300
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-02678 to S6W-02684 and S6W-02686 by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021, whether it will (a) provide a copy of, or signposting to, the "co-design and co-delivery approach" that is referred to, (b) clarify what the "programme of broad engagement" will be and when it will be begin, (c) clarify what is meant by "the area" and whether it is geographical, or based on subject or discipline and (d) provide a timetable for the completion of the "detailed policy design work and implementation planning".
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Question reference: S6W-03272
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) whether and (b) when it plans to publish its next steps on the Nestrans Case for Change appraisal of Cove and Newtonhill railway stations, from November 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-03289
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Aberdeen to Laurencekirk Multi-Modal Study does not specifically reference a new station at Altens.
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Question reference: S6W-03186
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment in the Programme for Government that “Current plans are to fully dual the A96 from Inverness to Aberdeen; however, we will undertake a transparent, evidence-based review of that, to include a climate compatibility assessment to assess direct and indirect impacts on the climate and the environment, reporting by the end of 2022”, under what circumstances the outcome of the review might lead to it deciding to withdraw the plans to carry out this work, and who will have responsibility for making the final decision.