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-15429
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans the Scottish Government has regarding the cost of rail fares from March 2023, following the end of the rail fares freeze that was announced by the First Minister on 6 September 2022.
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Question reference: S6T-01262
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people it estimates have not taken up the free bus pass.
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Question reference: S6W-15442
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing an island-weighting allowance for island higher education institutions, to acknowledge any higher operating costs of island establishments, compared with their mainland Scotland counterparts.
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Question reference: S6W-15207
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place in the event of the avian flu virus infecting human populations, in light of reports of avian flu being detected in non-avian wild mammals.
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Question reference: S6W-14813
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the Fair Fares Review will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-14764
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support maritime (a) apprenticeships and (b) training schemes for people seeking a career in rapidly expanding sectors such as windfarms, aquaculture and marine construction projects.
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Question reference: S6W-14765
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding is available to ensure that businesses can offer apprenticeships to fulfil any future demand for maritime roles, including skilled offshore wind, workboat, aquaculture and marine construction roles.
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Question reference: S6W-15208
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 1 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the avian flu virus, what actions are being taken to monitor (a) it, (b) how and where it is changing and (c) the population being affected, in light of reports of avian flu being detected in non-avian wild mammals.
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Question reference: S6W-14580
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many operators of vessels have been prosecuted for turning off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) in waters around (a) Scotland and (b) Shetland in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-13777
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme, how many (a) cards were issued and (b) new applications were received on (i) 1 September 2022 and (ii) 1 January 2023.
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