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-28224
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the total value is of the time charter agreements that it has signed with Pentland Ferries for the MV Alfred between April 2023 and July 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-28222
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue a statement on the safety of the MV Alfred, in light of the publication of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s report into the grounding of the vessel at Swona Island on 5 July 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-28279
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it has consulted trade unions representing the workers in the rail industry during the ScotRail peak fares removal trial.
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Question reference: S6W-28442
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to create a delivery plan for the announced £100 million towards culture in Scotland, including (a) when the funding will be delivered to cultural organisations and (b) how it will be decided where the funding is allocated.
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Question reference: S6W-28438
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have provided NatureScot with annual deer cull information in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6W-28432
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest wait time was for the awarding of Disabled Students' Allowance in the 2023-24 academic year.
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Question reference: S6W-28439
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities in Scotland currently have a published deer management plan.
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Question reference: S6W-28441
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many local authorities oversee the deer management that is undertaken on local authority grounds, and how many are actively involved in decisions regarding such management.
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Question reference: S6W-28440
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities currently have a published deer management plan that is available for the public to view.
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Question reference: S6W-28192
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27321 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, whether it will provide details of the schools that participated in Education Scotland’s Computing Science Scotland Week in 2023, broken down by local authority.
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