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: S6O-00003
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin and conclude its review of the role of incineration in Scotland’s waste hierarchy.
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Question reference: S6O-00015
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its key priorities are for Scotland’s island communities.
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Question reference: S6O-00008
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve Glasgow’s public transport connectivity.
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Question reference: S6O-00024
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the research led by Newcastle University and published in The Lancet into outcomes arising from Minimum Unit Pricing.
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Question reference: S6O-00002
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the suitable long-term monitoring and management of Tarbolton Landfill.
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Question reference: S6O-00010
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its announcement regarding a potential Cooperation Agreement, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with the land reform minister regarding an assessment of the Scottish Green Party's manifesto commitments on land reform.
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Question reference: S6O-00016
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to reports of Danish and Swedish boats intensively fishing for sand eels just off the Firth of Forth.
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Question reference: S6O-00006
- Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support communities to play their part in achieving Scotland's net zero targets.
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Question reference: S6O-00018
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support and improve child mental health services.
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