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-00853
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in hydrogen trains to help achieve the 2035 net zero target, and what information it has regarding how these plans compare with those of (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy, including the number of trains ordered.
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Question reference: S6W-00852
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with its hydrogen train project, and what the expected completion date is.
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Question reference: S6W-00851
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether its 2035 rail decarbonisation target remains in place and, if so, whether (a) the plans to extend rail electrification and (b) sufficient (i) hydrogen and (ii) battery trains will be delivered on time to achieve this.
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Question reference: S6W-01005
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether cruise ships from the rest of the UK will be permitted to dock in Scotland from 19 July 2021, if the planned lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions takes place.
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Question reference: S6W-01004
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the cruise industry’s health and safety COVID-19 protocols represent best practice.
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Question reference: S6W-01006
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out or plans of the economic impact of preventing domestic cruise operations from restarting.
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Question reference: S6W-01007
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what scientific evidence it has used to underpin the decision to prevent domestic cruises operating until all of the country is at least in COVID-19 protection level 1, even if the cruises are sailing only between ports in level 1 areas.
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Question reference: S6W-00834
- 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 28 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to establish a Green Jobs Workforce Academy.
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Question reference: S6W-00777
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has budgeted for the nationalisation of ScotRail.
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Question reference: S6W-00629
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether any work is being carried out to assess the impact of climate change on the resilience and safe performance of the railway service.