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-26131
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for battery storage sites were granted by the Energy Consents Unit between 2013 and 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-26134
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on land value in rural areas of its reported decision to consider battery storage developments as generating stations in relation to planning consents under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.
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Question reference: S6O-03266
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the former chairman of Prestwick Airport resigned his post to lead a bid to purchase the airport.
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Question reference: S6W-26135
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether productive farmland is an ecosystem service provided by soils.
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Question reference: S6W-26129
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to developing a more detailed national strategy and spatial plan for energy storage developments that identifies (a) peak energy demand times on the grid, (b) the locality of such demands on the grid and (c) the length of hold time required for the dispatchable power source.
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Question reference: S6W-26130
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to replicating elements of the onshore wind sector deal, such as maintaining community benefit schemes and community shared ownership agreements as a condition of the sale or transfer, in other renewable technology sectors, such as battery energy storage systems.
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Question reference: S6W-26133
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the preservation of farmland for future food security is in the public interest.
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Question reference: S6O-03242
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Audit Scotland report, Decarbonising heat in homes, and the recent report by the Regulatory Review Group regarding the forthcoming Heat in Buildings Bill, what action it is taking to further assess and develop the supply chain for decarbonising buildings.
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Question reference: S6W-25903
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to conduct a review into the effectiveness of Regional Land Use Partnerships in relation to their ability to address the climate and biodiversity crises.
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Question reference: S6W-25904
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether more effective utilisation of Regional Land Use Partnerships could achieve any of the policy outcomes it aims to achieve in its proposed Land Reform Bill.
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