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-36692
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Scotland-based exporters in mitigating the effects of the recently announced USA trade policy.
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Question reference: S6W-36760
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much in Barnett consequential funding it has received each year as a result of UK Government expenditure on cladding remediation, and how this compares to how much it has spent on its Cladding Remediation Programme.
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Question reference: S6W-36699
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on removing the immunity of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) from criminal prosecution, as called for by the SPS chief executive.
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Question reference: S6W-36670
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met officials from the Department for Work and Pensions regarding work to progress the delivery of automatic split payments of universal credit, as set out in part 6, section 94 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
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Question reference: S6W-36683
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported finding that older women are disproportionately affected by low income in retirement.
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Question reference: S6W-36640
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether MV Glen Sannox was completed to its original design specification as stipulated by CMAL.
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Question reference: S6W-36654
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent fire at the Blairlinn industrial estate, what plans it has to conduct a review of safety procedures at waste management and/or recycling centres.
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Question reference: S6W-36679
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on retail crime trends broken down by region, crime type and outcomes, and whether it will publish any such data.
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Question reference: S6W-36691
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential economic impact of the recently announced USA import tariffs on Scotland-based businesses, and what representations it has made to the UK Government in response.
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Question reference: S6W-36637
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, following the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine in 2019, whether responsibility for the contract to build MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen Rosa was transferred from CMAL to the Scottish Government.
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