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-28337
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to enhance the viability of sites available to SMEs for housebuilding, in order to help reduce costs and increase the certainty required to deliver more homes.
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Question reference: S6W-28297
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the national housing emergency, whether it plans to review the planning and consenting system, in order to increase the scale and pace of development across all tenures.
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Question reference: S6W-28304
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending the provisions of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 to cover volunteers in the NHS.
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Question reference: S6W-28007
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in the (a) Hillend Junction and (b) A704.
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Question reference: S6W-28316
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27997 by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2024, whether it will consider any benefits and drawbacks of the establishment of a new non-departmental public body, similar to Homes England, in advance of the Programme for Government, to speed up housebuilding in light of the housing emergency.
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Question reference: S6W-28258
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish economic link licence condition will be kept under review, and when it will share the findings of any review of the policy.
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Question reference: S6W-28305
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its Hydrogen Sector Export Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-28336
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to address the reported sewage discharge in the Kirkconnel/Kelloholm area.
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Question reference: S6W-27568
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill will meet its reported obligations to comply with access to justice requirements under Article 9(4) of the Aarhus Convention before the deadline of 1 October 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-28303
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its residential rehab treatments exceed 12 weeks.
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