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-26082
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 25 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the UK Government's alcohol duty freeze in the Spring Statement on (a) public health harm, (b) alcohol deaths and (c) hospitalisations due to alcohol consumption in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26081
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will adopt the recommendations in the report, Consideration of the effectiveness of the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan, which was published by Environmental Standards Scotland in February 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-26119
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 22 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done to tackle any issues associated with the reported rise in so-called fast fashion.
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Question reference: S6W-26056
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work in relation to the National Public Energy Agency.
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Question reference: S6W-26058
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what contribution further education is making to the delivery of a worker-led just transition in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26177
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the connections between Peterhead Power Station and the Scottish Cluster in relation to enabling carbon capture.
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Question reference: S6W-26163
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help reduce the ethnicity pay gap.
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Question reference: S6W-26262
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to explore the options for local authorities to introduce a carbon emissions land tax.
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Question reference: S6W-26062
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) deliver fair work for lecturers and support staff, (b) prevent compulsory redundancies and (c) protect students from the impact of any reduction in funding, in light of reports of an ongoing industrial dispute, which resulted in hundreds of lecturers and support staff from 21 colleges taking part in strike action on 29 February 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-26118
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many electric buses are currently in operation in Scotland.
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