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-14931
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the expected timeline is for applications to the 2024-25 round of the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP).
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Question reference: S6W-14817
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have offered a maritime apprenticeship place in Scotland since 2018.
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Question reference: S6W-14815
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- 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 apprenticeships and training schemes for people seeking a career in the rapidly expanding sectors of (a) windfarm, (b) aquaculture and (c) marine construction projects.
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Question reference: S6W-14818
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of maritime studies apprentices required to support the future demand for maritime industries in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-14785
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there may be a need for secondary legislation for the Glasgow School of Art reconstruction project, to ensure that the restoration of the building is as faithful to Charles Rennie Mackintosh's original design as possible, and whether (a) it would be possible to introduce and (b) it will give consideration to introducing secondary legislation to this end under (i) the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and (ii) section 63 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S6W-14814
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- 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 future demand for maritime roles, including (a) skilled offshore wind, (b) workboat, (c) aquaculture and (d) marine construction roles.
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Question reference: S6O-01983
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the continued repair works to the M8 motorway in Glasgow, including on their financial implications.
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Question reference: S6W-15050
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff, including employees and volunteers, worked for the National Wellbeing Hub in (a) March 2020, (b) March 2021 and (c) March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-15226
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to attract investment from the Lockheed Martin Corporation, in light of reports that Lockheed Martin is seeking to develop a satellite manufacturing facility in the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-14574
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have received funding in the last six months to provide free (a) bus passes and (b) rail cards to people seeking asylum.
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