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-27963
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its response to the report of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape, what steps it has taken to ensure that any barriers that women and girls face in accessing the skills system, such as gender segregation in subject choice, gender stereotypes around work, occupational segregation, caring responsibilities, sexism and sexual harassment, are fully considered in the skills review.
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Question reference: S6W-27964
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its response to the report of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape, what steps it has taken to embed consideration of gender in the exercise to be undertaken in summer 2024 to develop a better understanding of the specific skills needed across the country.
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Question reference: S6W-28368
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many type 1 diabetic adults are expected to be started on insulin pumps in NHS Lothian in the 2024-2025 period as a direct result of the recently announced funding of up to £8.8 million for diabetes technology.
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Question reference: S6W-28366
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, of any fires that occurred at recycling centres or electronic recycling centres in the past five years, what information it holds on how many were caused by (a) batteries, (b) battery devices and (c) electronic devices.
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Question reference: S6W-28367
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the impact of fires at (a) recycling plants and (b) electronic recycling plants on the (i) workload and (ii) health of firefighters.
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Question reference: S6W-28365
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many fires have occurred at (a) recycling centres and (b) electronic recycling centres in the past five years, broken down by location.
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Question reference: S6W-28370
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to directly (a) fund and (b) engage with (i) experts and (ii) organisations in black and multi-ethnic communities.
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Question reference: S6W-28364
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what precautionary advice and training is given by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to firefighters sent to tackle outbreaks of fire at (a) recycling centres and (b) electronic recycling centres.
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Question reference: S6W-28363
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its previous commitment to establish at least one new national park before the end of the current parliamentary session, and the reporter process to do so reportedly needing to be started in summer 2024 in order to be able to deliver any new national parks within this timeframe, when it will make the decision on which region or regions to take forward into the reporter process; when the reporter process will start, and how it will inform the Parliament of any decisions in order for any new national parks to be delivered before May 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-28378
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the purpose of discussions held on 12 June 2024 between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Chinese Consul General in Scotland, reportedly requested by the latter and granted by the former, in light of an announcement by the City of Edinburgh Council that it is suspending plans for a friendship agreement with a major Taiwanese city.
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