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-00490
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Scotland's overall energy consumption comes from renewable sources.
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Question reference: S6W-00489
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid out from the Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund to date.
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Question reference: S6W-00571
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00264 by Graeme Dey on 7 June 2021, whether it will set out how the "public control of ScotRail" will allow it to decarbonise railways, and for what reason decarbonisation cannot be achieved under the current control model.
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Question reference: S6W-00343
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much the UK Government contract with the Babcock shipyard in Rosyth shipyard for five new Type 31 frigates is worth.
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Question reference: S6W-00341
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much the UK Government contract for the construction of the first three Type 26 Frigates at the BAE shipyards on the Clyde (Govan and Scotstoun) is worth.
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Question reference: S6W-00344
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many jobs are directly linked to the UK Government's contract for Type 31 frigates at the Babcock shipyard in Rosyth, and for how long those jobs are expected to be sustained.
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Question reference: S6W-00342
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many jobs are directly linked to the UK Government's contract for Type 26 frigates at the BAE shipyards on the Clyde (Govan and Scotstoun), and for how long the jobs are expected to be sustained.
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Question reference: S6W-00267
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what role it anticipates the oil and gas sector will have in a future (a) energy strategy and (b) economy.
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Question reference: S6W-00491
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid out from the Energy Investment Fund to date.
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Question reference: S6W-00345
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full itemisation of the (a) timetable and (b) economic impact of the breakdown of the MV Loch Seaforth, and on which dates an adjusted timetable was required, across the CalMac network.