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.
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To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement that it will end overseas trade support focused on purely fossil fuel goods and services from 1 November 2021, what data it has on the Scottish oil and gas sector’s progress in transitioning towards net zero emissions by 2045.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that contracts for the vessel replacement programme outlined in its Infrastructure Investment Plan to 2025-26 are directly awarded to (a) publicly-owned shipyards and (b) other shipyards in Scotland or the rest of the UK.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will appoint a judge to lead the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19.
To ask the Scottish Government what the anticipated timescale is for improving broadband coverage and speeds in Tarbolton.
To ask the Scottish Government what measures have been taken to ensure that the contracts to install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations maximise Scotland’s economic, social, and environmental wellbeing.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the percentage of non-electrical heat demand that is met by renewable technologies.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01360 by Graeme Dey on 16 August 2021, how many petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles were bought for use across the public sector fleet in each year from 2014, and at what cost.
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with (a) Renfrewshire Council, (b) Inverclyde Council and (c) other stakeholders regarding proposals to extend the Clyde Coastal Path along the banks of the River Clyde from Parklea in Inverclyde to Langbank in Renfrewshire.
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with equestrian communities and groups regarding raising the awareness of motorists on safely overtaking horses.
To ask the Scottish Government how much grant funding it has provided to each local authority to purchase and/or lease zero emission vehicles in each year from 2014.