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-01210
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the development of stepping stone, pre-commercial floating wind projects ahead of the ScotWind leasing round as a vehicle to building the supply chain in Scotland and supporting the just transition to renewables.
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Question reference: S6W-01228
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the new Fuel Poverty Advisory Body will be established.
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Question reference: S6W-01211
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the leasing and planning (a) process and (b) timescales for innovation and decarbonisation projects within the sectoral marine plan.
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Question reference: S6W-01216
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether increased tourism in northerly latitudes, increased crop yields and a reduced level of dependency on other nations are potential economic and environmental benefits of climate change.
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Question reference: S6W-01230
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which fuel poverty organisations receive grant funding; how much they receive, and what decisions have been made regarding awards for 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-01411
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that local authorities progress withdrawal from school requests from the parent with whom children ordinarily reside, in the absence of a court order, to prevent home education being undermined and used to exert control by coercive, abusive or violent former partners
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Question reference: S6W-01260
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00728 by Jamie Hepburn on 5 July 2021, for what reason it is pursuing a pilot quarantine scheme for these international students, and what consideration it gave to introducing a comprehensive scheme for all students arriving from outwith the Common Travel Area.
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Question reference: S6W-00947
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will gauge public support for the amended permitted development rights for aquaculture under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development and Use Classes) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020, and for the environmental impact of the alterations.
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Question reference: S6W-00999
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will formally advise railway and travel providers of its decision that only essential travel between Scotland and Greater Manchester and Salford is permitted, to allow the customers affected to access full refunds.
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Question reference: S6W-01068
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the provision of NET (neuro-electric therapy) treatment for people being treated for drug addiction.
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