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: S6W-36722
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much it invested in battery reprocessing and recycling facilities in the 2024-25 financial year.
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Question reference: S6W-36743
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many limited companies are registered in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-36741
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Children's Parliament's initiative, Scottish Government Executive Team Takeover, had on the (a) productivity or effectiveness of its ministerial offices and (b) wider operation of government.
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Question reference: S6W-36770
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with local residents regarding concerns in relation to reports of a goat cull being carried out by Oxygen Conservation, and what assurances have been sought that the existing population will be maintained albeit at lower levels.
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Question reference: S6W-36781
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider greater community control over established wind turbines to ensure that they are turned off to avoid instances of any negative health impacts from issues such as shadow flicker and low frequency noise emissions.
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Question reference: S6W-36739
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which decisions or recommendations by the Children's Parliament have influenced its policy since May 2007, also broken down by policy and in what way it was influenced, and what information it has for the period prior to this.
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Question reference: S6W-36724
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many employees there have been in waste collection and management in each local authority area in each year since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-36774
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what policies have been implemented to support young carers who face barriers in pursuing (a) further or higher education and (b) secure employment.
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Question reference: S6W-36777
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prohibit water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers, lakes and coastal areas in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-36719
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to be able to meet its (a) 2013 and (b) 2020 household recycling target.
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