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-05910
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of infrared panels as a low carbon heating technology for new homes and off-gas-grid homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05906
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what cost benefit analysis has been carried out of central/ducted air-to-air heat pumps as a technology to deliver low and zero carbon space heating and summer cooling, for new homes and off-gas-grid homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05909
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what cost benefit analysis has been carried out of ductless air-to-air heat pumps as a technology to deliver low and zero carbon space heating for new homes and off-gas-grid homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05908
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what options appraisal has been carried out of a range of low and zero carbon space and water heating technologies suitable for off-gas-grid homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05529
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reallocated £45 million from the health budget to the Business Support Fund, and, if so, from which part of the health budget this contribution was taken.
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Question reference: S6W-05929
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the offences in relation to which a victim statement cannot be made.
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Question reference: S6W-05812
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether infrastructure spending within its 2022-23 draft Budget and the Infrastructure Investment Plan will be informed by its guidance on active carbon management.
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Question reference: S6W-05849
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its Fuel Poverty Strategy meets the requirements of the Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) Scotland Act 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-05507
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether its Just Transition (a) Fund and (b) plans will include and support contractor limited companies.
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Question reference: S6W-05506
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many workers it anticipates its Just Transition (a) Fund and (b) plans will assist to "transition"; where specifically these workers will be required to (i) live and (ii) work, and whether these will include oil and gas workers who are based outside of the UK.