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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 27 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-10834

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on proposals to ban the extraction and sale of peat in Scotland, and, if this is the case, when it expects to launch a consultation.

Question reference: S6W-10835

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether a ban on the sale of peat will be in place in Scotland before the end of 2023.

Question reference: S6W-10934

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee’s December 2020 report on regional marine planning, following Marine Scotland’s internal review.

Question reference: S6W-10964

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its 10-year islands connectivity plan, and what assessment it has made of any impact of not having done so on people in remote and island communities, particularly in relation to the adequacy of ferry services.

Question reference: S6W-10732

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the scale of landholdings affects the ability of land managers to effectively manage deer populations in connection with its consultation, Land Reform in a Net Zero Nation.

Question reference: S6W-10699

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates will be raised from the higher property rate in 2022-23, broken down by business sector.

Question reference: S6W-10995

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023 to tackle isolation.

Question reference: S6W-10805

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to match displaced people from Ukraine with households in Scotland, in light of reports that more than half of those who planned to host Ukrainian people in Scotland have dropped out of the scheme.

Question reference: S6W-10664

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times rates relief has been (a) applied for and (b) awarded under the Non-Domestic Rates (Reverse Vending Machine Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 in (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23 to date, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-10700

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) higher property rate and (b) large business rates supplement have been in each of the last 15 years, broken down by how much tax revenue this generated.