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-01210
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the development of stepping stone, pre-commercial floating wind projects ahead of the ScotWind leasing round as a vehicle to building the supply chain in Scotland and supporting the just transition to renewables.
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Question reference: S6W-01211
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the leasing and planning (a) process and (b) timescales for innovation and decarbonisation projects within the sectoral marine plan.
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Question reference: S6W-00833
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a renewable energy economic plan.
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Question reference: S6W-00966
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to the COVID-19 testing and safety regimes oil and gas workers returning to Scotland have faced while working overseas when deciding their quarantine arrangements.
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Question reference: S6W-01327
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the most recent estimate is of the cost of the A92/A96 Haudagain roundabout improvements scheme; when this estimate was made and whether it will publish all the previous estimates that have been made for this project, broken down by the (a) date of the estimate and (b) reasons for any increase in the cost.
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Question reference: S6W-01326
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timescale for the completion of the A92/A96 Haudagain roundabout improvements.
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Question reference: S6W-00963
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the COVID-19 quarantine arrangements for oil and gas workers returning from work overseas, and with which stakeholders; whether the issue of allowing the workers to quarantine in their own homes instead of hotels has been discussed and, if so, what the outcome was, and what future engagement is planned.
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Question reference: S6W-00962
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out regarding at which stage of their journey oil and gas workers who fly to and return directly from an overseas installation are at greatest risk of COVID-19 infection, and what action it is taking to mitigate that risk.
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Question reference: S6W-00771
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) sanction, or (b) penalty is applied, and to whom, for a breach of a statutory target, such as the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-00832
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to open an office of the Climate Change Committee.