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-28052
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the availability of liquified petroleum gas as a vehicle fuel in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27788
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it anticipates that an implementation and engagement plan for the mental health and wellbeing whole school approach framework, which was published in August 2021, will be developed, and whether it anticipates that an update to the framework will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-27787
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Mental Health in Schools Working Group, which last met in August 2021, will be reconvened.
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Question reference: S6W-27745
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider applying the chief executive pay framework element of its public sector pay policy to the principals of public colleges.
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Question reference: S6W-27730
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the balance of the Scottish Funding Council has increased from £23.9 million in the financial year 2017-18 to £281.7 million in 2022-23, and how it plans to utilise any surplus, in light of the reported difficult financial circumstances of colleges.
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Question reference: S6W-27731
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards the creation of an infrastructure levy under the provisions of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-27746
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 4 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how and (b) in what timescale it plans to produce guidance on the transportation of children in secure care, as required by the recently passed Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-27748
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the revised guidance on relationships, sexual health and parenthood education.
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Question reference: S6W-27753
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when SEPA expects to receive an update on the ground investigation following the oil pipeline leak in Glen Fruin in January 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-27639
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the next summary report on access to counsellors in secondary schools and children and young people’s community mental health services will be published.
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