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-14974
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns regarding the health and safety of workers and poor environmental management practices in connection with allegations that Scottish Power has used diesel generators to power 71 wind turbines after a fault developed.
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Question reference: S6W-14976
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to meet with Scottish Power in relation to reported concerns regarding the health and safety of workers and poor environmental management practices in connection with allegations that Scottish Power has used diesel generators to power 71 wind turbines after a fault developed.
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Question reference: S6W-14897
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £50 million Ukraine Longer Term Resettlement Fund, launched in September 2022, has been distributed to (a) each local authority and (b) registered social landlords.
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Question reference: S6W-14973
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with representatives of Scottish Power, and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-14975
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether SEPA has conducted any monitoring and investigations at, or in the area near to, (a) Arecleoch Windfarm and (b) Glenn App Windfarm within the last 12 months, and, if so, whether any environmental concerns were noted.
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Question reference: S6W-14775
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08832 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 June 2022, whether it will provide updated figures on how many of the (a) laptops and (b) tablets due to be provided to school pupils in (i) South Ayrshire and (ii) East Ayrshire are yet to be distributed.
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Question reference: S6O-01902
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the potential impact on the drink industry supply chain of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-14101
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to statistics showing that just 37.7% of trains arriving on time at Girvan Station between 11 December 2022 and 7 January 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-14100
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to reduce ScotRail's arrival and departure delays at (a) Ayr and (b) Girvan Station, in light of statistics showing the percentage of trains arriving on time in the period 11 December 2022 to 7 January 2023 was just 37.7% at Girvan and 67% at Ayr.
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Question reference: S6W-13906
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the amount of Chinese investment in the whisky industry in Scotland.