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-01810
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support Hong Kong residents who are moving to Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-02052
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the amount of plastic waste exported to other countries.
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Question reference: S6W-01955
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the scope will be of its review of the role of incineration in the national waste hierarchy, and by what date it will (a) begin, (b) conclude and (c) publish the findings of its review.
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Question reference: S6W-02050
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the reopening or replacement of the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-02158
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its response to the Scottish Parliamentary Working Group on Tenement Maintenance, and when it will publish the programme for delivery of the actions identified in its response.
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Question reference: S6W-01825
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether CalMac is responsible for reimbursing members of the public for accommodation costs lost as a result of cancelled ferry services on the CalMac network, and, if not, what its position is on who is responsible for reimbursing such costs.
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Question reference: S6W-01830
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many breaches of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014 have been recorded in each year since its commencement, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-01903
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support will be available for communities, that are not community climate action hubs, to continue to tackle the climate emergency, and how the Net Zero Nation initiatives will support communities in (a) practical and (b) financial terms.
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Question reference: S6W-01842
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the methadone programme.
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Question reference: S6W-01816
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a minimum capacity that secure accommodation must be kept at, and whether this contributes to children having to be held in prison when these units are full.
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