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-13727
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any assessments have been carried out, within the last financial year, of the contribution of all public sector bodies to achieving (a) carbon emission and (b) net zero targets.
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Question reference: S6W-13785
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £80 million funding from the Emerging Energy Technologies Fund to help the Scottish Cluster project accelerate its development, which was announced on the 14 January 2022, has been paid out to date.
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Question reference: S6W-13830
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to publish the updated guidance, Good Practice Principles for Community Benefits from Offshore Renewable Energy Developments.
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Question reference: S6W-13620
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether another budget line was reduced in order to allocate a further £60.9 million to deliver Hulls 801 and 802 in its draft Budget, and, if so, which budget line was reduced.
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Question reference: S6W-13376
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what mode(s) of transport the Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights used to attend the Open Government Partnership Europe Regional Meeting in Rome on 11-12 October 2022; what the job titles were of the Scottish Government officials or employees that attended with him, and what the total costs were of attendance at this meeting.
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Question reference: S6W-13400
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how expert parties and interested stakeholders can inform the work of its Bioenergy Expert Panel.
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Question reference: S6W-13401
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the membership of the (a) Bioenergy Policy Working Group and (b) Bioenergy Expert Panel is, and when it will publish the minutes of the meetings of these two groups.
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Question reference: S6W-12923
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reference to its announcement of an additional £200 million of funding to improve capacity, connectivity, performance and journey times for passengers and freight between Aberdeen and the Central Belt, as set out on page 11 of the Scotland's Railway July 2022 publication, Enhancements Delivery Plan, on what date the additional £200 million of funding was announced; how much has been spent to date; on what it has been spent, and whether it will provide details of any improvements to connectivity, performance and/or journey times that have been achieved.
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Question reference: S6W-13350
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what projects will be supported by the Climate Justice Fund in financial year 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-13351
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to spend the full £2 million in loss and damage funding, which it announced during, and shortly after, COP26.
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