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-35918
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is exploring new models to support improved transport infrastructure in remote areas, in light of concerns that many communities are entirely dependent on private vehicles due to a lack of reliable public transport, and, if so, how much it will invest in these.
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Question reference: S6W-35910
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on the comparative costs of underground energy transmission infrastructure.
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Question reference: S6W-35912
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what additional support is being provided to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to ensure that it is adequately resourced to handle any increase in incidents arising from the presence of battery energy storage systems.
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Question reference: S6W-35906
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish an updated timetable for the SSEN Skye Reinforcement project.
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Question reference: S6W-35915
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the criteria for trunk roads to ensure that links, including the A890 bypass, receive the investment that they require.
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Question reference: S6W-35916
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to farmers and crofters facing higher energy and supply costs, in light of challenges such as having to travel long distances to markets.
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Question reference: S6W-35911
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications from SSEN to its (a) Energy Consents Unit and (b) Planning and Environmental Appeals Division in each of the last 10 years have been (i) upheld and (ii) rejected.
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Question reference: S6W-35900
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address reported concerns that the cost of rail travel in the Highlands is disproportionately higher than that in urban areas, and what consideration it has given to supporting rail routes serving rural and remote communities to provide a viable alternative to car travel.
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Question reference: S6W-35909
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a presumption in favour of underground energy infrastructure, where feasible.
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Question reference: S6O-04495
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what ongoing assessment it is undertaking regarding the impact of the visitor levy.
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