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-03333
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport on 23 September 2021 that “working with local government partners, we have committed to reduce car kilometres travelled nationally by 20% by 2030. I hope to outline measures to achieve that later his year", whether it will publish details of the current position with its plan to achieve this target; by what date in 2021 the final plan will be published, and whether it will confirm specifically how it settled on the 20% figure.
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Question reference: S6W-03341
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans (a) it has and (b) its agencies have to include a multi-modal approach to their transport fleets to promote greater use of active travel, including through the use of (i) e-bikes, (ii) pedal bikes, (iii) cargo bikes and (iv) other modes of transport other than electric cars.
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Question reference: S6W-03299
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-02678 to S6W-02684 and S6W-02686 by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021, whether it will clarify what or who it means, precisely, by "partners, communities and other stakeholders".
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Question reference: S6W-03300
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-02678 to S6W-02684 and S6W-02686 by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021, whether it will (a) provide a copy of, or signposting to, the "co-design and co-delivery approach" that is referred to, (b) clarify what the "programme of broad engagement" will be and when it will be begin, (c) clarify what is meant by "the area" and whether it is geographical, or based on subject or discipline and (d) provide a timetable for the completion of the "detailed policy design work and implementation planning".
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Question reference: S6W-03272
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) whether and (b) when it plans to publish its next steps on the Nestrans Case for Change appraisal of Cove and Newtonhill railway stations, from November 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-03289
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Aberdeen to Laurencekirk Multi-Modal Study does not specifically reference a new station at Altens.
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Question reference: S6W-03185
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment in the Programme for Government that “Current plans are to fully dual the A96 from Inverness to Aberdeen; however, we will undertake a transparent, evidence-based review of that, to include a climate compatibility assessment to assess direct and indirect impacts on the climate and the environment, reporting by the end of 2022”, what the current expected date is for the upgrade work to begin, and what impact the planned review has had on this date.
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Question reference: S6W-03199
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02355 by Graeme Dey on 13 September 2021, whether it will confirm that the answer means that there is currently no plan to fully electrify the railway between Edinburgh Haymarket and Aberdeen.
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Question reference: S6W-03198
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to S6W-02398 by Patrick Harvie on 13 September 2021, by what date it will have completed "developing and implementing a bespoke public engagement strategy for heat in buildings".
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Question reference: S6W-03197
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02565 by Graeme Dey on 13 September 2021, what information it has regarding when Network Rail will conclude its assessment of the options identified; who will select the most effective options; what the criteria are for this selection; when this selection will be made, and how long it will take "to compile a detailed plan for delivering the project".
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