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-07516
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06463 by Maree Todd on 28 February 2022, what steps it is taking to ensure that people are still able to access community defibrillators, that require an access code sent to a phone, during times when mobile and landline networks are down, and when there is no public telephone at easy access, as is often the case in rural areas.
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Question reference: S6W-07539
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the comment of the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, on 13 March 2022, that “it’s a no” in response to the request made by NFU Scotland to relax rules to enable land to be brought back into use for food production, whether the Minister, prior to making her comment, had (a) spoken with, met or otherwise engaged with, NFU Scotland and (b) consulted with the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for farming on the topic of the NFU Scotland request.
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Question reference: S6W-07547
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals exceeding (a) 2.2, (b) 10 and (c) 100 nanograms per litre (ng/l) have been found in drinking water in the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-07418
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take to ensure the safeguarding of Ukranians living in Scotland who experienced domestic abuse in Ukraine and are concerned that their former partner or family member may be given leave to remain in the UK as a result of the Russian invasion.
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Question reference: S6W-07885
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07058 by Neil Gray on 14 March 2022, whether it will provide further details of the steps that it has taken to ensure that Hong Kong residents coming to the UK through the British National (Overseas) visa scheme are encouraged to resettle in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-07561
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07058 by Neil Gray on 14 March 2022, whether it will provide further details of the steps that it has taken to ensure that Hong Kong residents coming to the UK through the British National (Overseas) visa scheme are encouraged to resettle in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-07503
- Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has reported to it any long-term plan for remedial works to Kisimul Castle, and what its position is on whether any agreements undertaken on this subject are being honoured by HES.
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Question reference: S6W-07513
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07058 by Neil Gray on 14 March 2022, whether it will provide further details of the steps that it has taken to ensure that Hong Kong residents coming to the UK through the British National (Overseas) visa scheme are encouraged to resettle in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-07537
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Claire Baker (On behalf of the SPCB) on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether there are any Hikvision cameras in or around the Scottish Parliament building, and whether any such cameras have been installed since the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee report was published in July 2021 recommending that they not be used in the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-07502
- Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when Kisimul Castle in Barra will reopen to the public, and whether it has had any discussions with Historic Environment Scotland regarding this issue.
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