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.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out environmental assessments of the businesses that are benefitting from its procurement spend on COP-26.
To ask the Scottish Government how much of its procurement budget for COP-26 has been spent on businesses outside of Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of safety concerns regarding the impact of proposed quarry work on the Ineos ethylene pipeline.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the actions (a) noted and (b) recommended in The Promise, Scotland’s first change programme, which supports the delivery of the Promise Plan 2021-2024.
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has awarded to (a) SEPA, (b) its Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services division, (c) Scotland's Rural College and (d) the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh in each year since 2010-11.
To ask the Scottish Government how much of its procurement budget for COP-26 has been spent on Scotland-based businesses.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a new study, which reports potential water shortages for some rivers.
To ask the Scottish Government by what date all low-emission zones will be established in cities.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the law to raise the minimum legal marriage age to 18.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-36170 by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021, whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to produce procurement policy for public ferry contracts.