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
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Question reference: S6W-28570
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the MV (a) Isle of Islay and (b) Loch Indaal will be fully operational.
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Question reference: S6W-28256
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many (a) public and (b) private electric vehicle charging points there currently are in each local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-28238
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been distributed to projects from the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-28237
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns from projects in Scotland regarding an anticipated future decrease in the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, and what action it plans to take to mitigate any loss of funding.
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Question reference: S6W-28192
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27321 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, whether it will provide details of the schools that participated in Education Scotland’s Computing Science Scotland Week in 2023, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-28194
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27321 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, what steps Education Scotland will take to encourage more schools to participate in Computing Science Scotland Week, should it proceed again in 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-28193
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27321 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, whether Education Scotland will hold Computing Science Scotland Week in 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-28188
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for the draft Housing (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-28189
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to undertake a review of the short-term let licensing scheme by late spring 2024 to assess how the scheme is working in practice, as it has previously committed to.
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Question reference: S6W-28195
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27323 by Neil Gray on 17 May 2024, how it plans to evaluate the role that the Golden Hello payment scheme plays in supporting GP retention.
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