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-01858
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on making improvements to the Toll of Birness junction on the A90.
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Question reference: S6W-01877
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00674 by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021, whether it will provide a breakdown of the measures that it has implemented since 2014 to increase the amount of plastic waste recycled within Scotland, and what effect these measures have had on the tonnage recycled.
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Question reference: S6W-01876
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00674 by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding whether it has carried out a feasibility study on building a new plastic recycling plant, whether as part of its deposit return scheme or otherwise, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its response.
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Question reference: S6W-01901
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for its short-term let licensing scheme, how it calculated the average indicative fee for processing a short-term let licence application to be between £223 and £377.
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Question reference: S6W-01923
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what pay increase junior doctors will receive in 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-01861
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00963 by Michael Matheson on 22 July 2021, whether it will provide the information requested regarding (a) what discussions it has had regarding the COVID-19 quarantine arrangements for oil and gas workers returning from work overseas, and with which stakeholders, (b) whether the issue of allowing the workers to quarantine in their own homes instead of hotels has been discussed and, if so, what the outcome was and (c) what future engagement is planned; for what reason it did not provide this information in its response, and, in the event that no such discussions have taken place or are planned, whether it will confirm this.
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Question reference: S6W-01946
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the remit of the Short-Term Let Working Group to “identify and resolve stakeholder issues and concerns”, what specific stakeholder issues and concerns were resolved by the group, and how was this reflected in (a) guidance and (b) any revised legislation.
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Question reference: S6W-01900
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the meeting of the Short-Term Lets Working Group on 18 February 2021, what its response is to the Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators (SOLAR) estimate that the costs of short-term let licensing could be higher than those set out in the Scottish Government’s business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) and could be similar to HMO costs of up to £2,000 for a three-year licence.
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Question reference: S6W-01945
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what baseline data local authorities will be required to use to establish an over-provision policy for its short-term let licensing proposals.
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Question reference: S6W-02066
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that person-centred considerations are taken into account in relation to housing supply.
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