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-04074
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding deposit return schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-04075
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with businesses regarding the introduction of a deposit return scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-04006
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported adoption of the UNECE Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention decision VII/8s, and whether there are plans to reform judicial expenses in light of the decision.
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Question reference: S6W-03982
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent Court of Session judgement on beaver licences issued by NatureScot, what steps it is taking to ensure that all other species licences are legally compliant.
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Question reference: S6W-04044
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the legal purpose of section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended, is not only to prevent the national extinction of species, but also to maintain the species good ecological status.
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Question reference: S6W-04179
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing free travel for under 22s on internal ferries, in line with free bus travel commitments; what distance under 22s travel on average on internal ferries per year, and what assessment has been made of the costs that under 22s would save per year under a system of free internal ferry travel for that age group.
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Question reference: S6W-04145
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many prison officers are trained in the use of naloxone.
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Question reference: S6W-04143
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is being given to a reduction or abolition of additional business rates specifically charged to businesses providing “through the wall ATMs” on top of standard business rates.
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Question reference: S6W-04273
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the geographical breakdown is of the 22,660 renewable energy industry jobs that have reportedly been created.
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Question reference: S6W-04156
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing legislation in the current parliamentary session that aims to deter men who pay women for sex.
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