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-28061
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether SEPA has carried out a compliance assessment of Dalzell steelworks and its handling of waste, and whether any assessment has resulted in (a) a further investigation of the site and (b) fines.
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Question reference: S6W-28060
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Sanjeev Gupta, and whether it will publish the minutes of any recent meetings that it has had.
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Question reference: S6W-28063
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any assessment of the potential impact on Dalzell steelworks in the event that Liberty Steel's productions in Europe remain idle.
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Question reference: S6W-28069
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05314 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2022, whether it has now carried out an assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-28059
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05308 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2022, what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence it has had with (i) Tata Steel and (ii) Liberty Steel in the last two years regarding the sale of the Dalzell steelworks in 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-28065
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10100 by Ivan McKee on 19 August 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding what prevented a direct sale of the asset without the Scottish Government owning the steelworks for a short period.
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Question reference: S6W-28068
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05329 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2022, whether it can provide any further evidence to support the view expressed by the then Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise on 15 December 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-28058
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12259 by Ivan McKee on 2 December 2022, whether any of the £7 million loan has been paid back, and on what date the last repayment was made by Liberty Steel.
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Question reference: S6W-28067
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06254 by Ivan McKee on 10 February 2022, whether there were any benefits to (a) Tata Steel and (b) Liberty Steel from the Scottish Government owning the Dalzell steelworks for a short period, and, if so, what any such benefits were.
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Question reference: S6W-28062
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received any representations from (a) IndustriALL Global Union and (b) IndustriALL Europe Union regarding reported concerns in relation to Liberty Steel's operations, in light of reports that the unions have asked the European Commission to set up a taskforce to look at Liberty Steel's operations.
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