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-01405
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the carbon release impact of different techniques of forestation work.
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Question reference: S6W-01403
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the impact of forestry on soils.
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Question reference: S6W-01406
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the draft guidance by Scottish Forestry on the ploughing of carbon-rich soils will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-01518
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on emissions from ferries, and how it will reduce carbon emissions in line with climate obligations.
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Question reference: S6W-01513
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide extra funding to support the chartering of vessels, in order to provide immediate, additional resilience on the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service (CHFS) network.
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Question reference: S6W-01517
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the scope of Project Neptune is, and whether there are limits on the recommendations that it can make.
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Question reference: S6W-01514
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out an open tender process for the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service (CHFS) contract and, if so, when it is scheduled to begin.
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Question reference: S6W-01516
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects Project Neptune to report, and by what date it anticipates it will respond to the report.
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Question reference: S6W-01515
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the future structure of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service (CHFS) contract will be.
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Question reference: S6W-01519
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the British Columbia model of ferry contracting.