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-17615
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to revise its air quality strategy to include specific timescales that local authorities must comply with.
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Question reference: S6W-17614
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to explore introducing a bespoke monitoring body for air quality in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-17604
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any progress it has made towards its targets for collective bargaining coverage and trade union membership in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-17602
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on course to meet any targets for (a) collective bargaining coverage and (b) trade union membership in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-17603
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what targets it has set for (a) collective bargaining coverage and (b) trade union membership in Scotland, and whether these targets were met in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-17705
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) on identifying sectors of the economy with low levels of trade union (a) recognition and (b) membership.
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Question reference: S6W-17704
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking (a) in general and (b) through its Fair Work agenda, to encourage trade union (i) membership and (ii) recognition, across the economy.
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Question reference: S6W-17611
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any summaries of its findings from piloting implementation of community wealth building in Clackmannanshire, Fife, the Glasgow City Region, the South of Scotland and the Western Isles.
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Question reference: S6W-17612
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to set out guidance for local authorities on the implementation of community wealth building in the context of economic development.
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Question reference: S6W-17613
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA about incorporating community wealth building into its vision and priorities for local government and communities across Scotland.