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-28119
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 24 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27769 by Kaukab Stewart on 5 June 2024, which stated that 35% of successful external applicants declared a disability, what the exact number is of external recruits to Scottish Government jobs who declared a disability.
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Question reference: S6W-28102
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will allocate funding to organisations from the Strengthening Communities Programme for 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-27945
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its proposals on restricting promotions of foods high in fat, salt or sugar, what assessment it has made of the potential impact that the proposed restrictions will have on the food and drink industry in Scotland, in light of reports that the industry is facing challenges due to regulatory burdens that increase the cost of doing business, the delay to the proposed Deposit Return Scheme, and uncertainty about the future of extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-28042
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to make provision for housing associations, and other organisations, to be legally compelled to attend meetings or committees that have been called by (a) it and (b) local authorities regarding the current or historic use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), and whether any such plans would only apply to specific obligations for which an organisation is deemed to be legally liable.
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Question reference: S6W-28101
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how frequently its ministers receive reports from its Marine Directorate on contaminants in marine animals.
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Question reference: S6W-28123
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it recognises the use of the value of prevented fatality (VPF) approach as a suitable calculation to quantify the impact of public policy, and, if so, whether it has used a VPF approach to assess the potential impact of the proposed overnight closure of the minor injury units in Huntly, Fraserburgh and Peterhead.
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Question reference: S6W-28140
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding food waste on the Caledonian Sleeper.
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Question reference: S6W-28142
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce food waste on the Caledonian Sleeper.
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Question reference: S6W-28190
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending the cutting and filing of toenails through the NHS to those with (a) arthritis and (b) other conditions that make personal footcare difficult.
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Question reference: S6W-28196
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered establishing a ferry compensation scheme for island businesses in advance of its announcement on 24 May 2024 of new funding schemes for island communities.