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-05149
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the views of people, who may be affected by the transition to net zero, will be heard by the Just Transition Commission.
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Question reference: S6W-05249
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 17 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the climate emergency, and in regard to energy saving and efficiency improvements delivered through its national fuel poverty scheme and other related schemes, what action it has taken to ensure that improvements that are made to homes prioritise environmentally-friendly technologies and heating systems.
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Question reference: S6W-05219
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will allow e-scooter trials, similar to those currently being piloted in England.
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Question reference: S6W-05288
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 17 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many case transfers have been (a) lost and (b) compromised by Social Security Scotland since its establishment.
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Question reference: S6W-05178
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the reference on page 12 of the Scottish Budget 2022-23, when the details of the proposed workplace parking levy scheme will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-05190
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of applications for planning permission for the proposed Hoy and Quanterness wind farms.
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Question reference: S6W-05218
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what considerations it has given to setting up a support fund for victims of domestic abuse that would deliver recurring payments in the short term to support someone who is leaving an abusive partner.
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Question reference: S6W-05343
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether all individuals involved in the decision-making process for the Health and Wellbeing Census issued to schools have received Disclosure Scotland certificates.
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Question reference: S6W-05274
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many green jobs have been created in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-05037
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the supplementary question by Jackie Dunbar, during First Minister's Questions on 3 June 2021, that it “will implement the recommendations of the Just Transition Commission”, whether it will list what it considers the recommendations to be, and how many have been implemented to date.
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