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: S6O-02186
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with industry bodies and colleges regarding the provision of green skills training for green jobs of the future.
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Question reference: S6O-02062
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what steps it will take to create a more family-friendly environment.
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Question reference: S6O-02084
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met EDF and the Nuclear Industry Association regarding the future of Torness nuclear power station.
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Question reference: S6O-02035
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to maintain relationships with Scotland's European neighbours post-Brexit.
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Question reference: S6W-15717
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent inspection by Historic Environment Scotland of the works at the Union Chain Bridge over the River Tweed, and what its position is on whether the works carried out by Northumberland County Council comply with the consents granted in relation to the site's listed building status.
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Question reference: S6O-01980
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the retirement of Hunterston B and Torness on Scotland’s CO2 emissions.
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Question reference: S6O-01954
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent study by the University of Stirling, published on 20 February 2023, which showed that the curriculum is narrowing under the Curriculum for Excellence, with a reduction in the choice of school subjects.
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Question reference: S6F-01829
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023
To ask the First Minister what recent action the Scottish Government has been taking to keep The Promise to young people in care.
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Question reference: S6W-14439
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what requirements there are to undertake a Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) as part of designing and planning new schools.
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Question reference: S6W-14441
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it collects on whether new schools in Scotland meet the standards set out in the (a) UK Government document, Building Bulletin 93: Acoustic design of schools: performance standards, and (b) Scottish Government guidance, School design: optimising the internal environment: building our future: Scotland's school estate.
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