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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 7 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-08030

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the average percentage of any profits that are paid out as community benefit from (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind energy projects.

Question reference: S6W-08027

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much of its budget has been allocated to support community ownership development of (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind energy projects in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-08023

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind energy projects are owned by companies that are headquartered in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-08101

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether a full Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) appraisal was carried out on alternative route corridors, including the one passing above the West Highland line, for the A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan project. 

Question reference: S6W-08104

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any research into any dangers posed by lithium-ion battery fires in electric vehicles on ferries.

Question reference: S6W-08028

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much of its budget has been allocated to support cooperatively-owned (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind energy projects in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-08206

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth during the debate on National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) on 19 April 2022, what the timeframe will be for the revised draft NPF4 and accompanying delivery programme.

Question reference: S6W-08237

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03968 by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021, when the information "will be placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre" under "Bib number 62811".

Question reference: S6W-08200

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many single parents have accessed further education in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-08102

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of the A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan project.