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-07205
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of grant support options for SME hospitality businesses seeking to fund expansion and growth projects.
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Question reference: S6W-07207
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its report in response to the recent public consultation on legal services regulation reform.
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Question reference: S6W-07021
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what use has been made by the Russian Government or Russian-owned businesses of Prestwick Airport and any other Scottish Government-owned infrastructure during the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-06993
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the Transport Scotland Fair Fares review will be published in full.
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Question reference: S6W-07034
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a 70% recycling target for household waste, as set out in annex A, section 5.5, of Scotland's Zero Waste Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-07071
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the two dual-fuel engines ordered by Ferguson Marine for the delivery of two ferries for the CalMac fleet are fit for purpose.
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Question reference: S6W-07210
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been prosecuted for riding an e-scooter in the last 12 months.
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Question reference: S6W-07185
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is putting in place to support businesses that are adversely impacted by government guidance on pursuing hybrid working where possible.
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Question reference: S6W-07158
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being put in place to prevent Scottish freeports from being used as hubs for money laundering and illicit trade.
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Question reference: S6W-06999
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it carried out a survey of the (a) MV Glen Sannox and (b) Hull 802 vessels prior to taking Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd into public ownership, and whether it identified any issues during those surveys, and, if so, what those issues were.
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