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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-10806
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of energy price rises, what additional financial support is available for people who require medical machines in their homes.
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Question reference: S6W-10986
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing any concerns of rural communities regarding the use of agricultural land for tree planting.
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Question reference: S6W-10983
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much land that (a) it and (b) its agencies own is used for tree planting.
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Question reference: S6W-10834
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on proposals to ban the extraction and sale of peat in Scotland, and, if this is the case, when it expects to launch a consultation.
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Question reference: S6W-10833
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the restoration of peatland in 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-10836
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly chose not to support the Welsh and UK governments' proposals for a UK-wide ban on the sale of horticultural peat for use in the amateur gardening sector.
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Question reference: S6W-10835
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether a ban on the sale of peat will be in place in Scotland before the end of 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-10839
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of peatland have been restored through its initiatives in each of the last 15 years.
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Question reference: S6W-10847
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support Redress Scotland provides to victims applying to the scheme when asking for (a) evidence and (b) supporting documents for their claims, including to find records from (i) social care and (ii) hospital settings.
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Question reference: S6W-10848
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what provisions have been made to keep survivors’ information confidential when applying to the Redress Scotland Scheme.