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-01951
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01159 by Michael Matheson on 28 July 2021, whether it will provide the information requested regarding, in light of its decision to ban biodegradable municipal waste to landfill sites by 2025, how many job losses are anticipated at landfill sites, and how many landfill sites are expected to close; for what reason it did not provide this information in its response, and what specific support it will put in place to support commercial waste collectors other than a Green Jobs Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-01281
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many times CalMac’s ferries have been taken out of service for repairs and maintenance since 1 January 2021; what work was carried out, and what the estimated cost was.
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Question reference: S6W-01159
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its decision to ban biodegradable municipal waste to landfill sites by 2025, how many job losses are anticipated at landfill sites; how many landfill sites are expected to close, and what support it will put in place to support commercial waste collectors.
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Question reference: S6W-01277
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6T-00001 by Graeme Dey on 26 May 2021, whether it will provide an update on Transport Scotland’s discussions to charter additional tonnage to increase resilience across the ferry network.
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Question reference: S6W-01275
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35358 by Paul Wheelhouse on 16 March 2021, how it plans to mitigate repair and maintenance costs on ferries.
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Question reference: S6W-01278
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34928 by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 February 2021, whether it will provide a breakdown of how it will spend the £580 million that was allocated for “ferry investment” in its Infrastructure Investment Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-01276
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34928 by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 February 2021, whether it will provide an update on the proposals for vessel renewal.
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Question reference: S6W-01279
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) total cost and (b) completion dates for the two ferries under construction at the Ferguson Marine shipyard.
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Question reference: S6W-01274
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates new ferries will be delivered to CalMac.
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Question reference: S6W-01280
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of CalMac’s 34 ferries are more than 25 years old.