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-00993
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scottish Water regarding water charges being applied to commercial properties that have been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-01002
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the (a) prices and (b) performance of companies that install boilers under Scottish Government-funded schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-00887
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the state of its preparations for the COP26 conference.
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Question reference: S6W-00724
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the terms of reference are for the gateway review into the deposit return scheme for drinks containers.
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Question reference: S6W-00726
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether Ministers will publish the findings of the gateway review into the deposit return scheme for drinks containers in full, prior to making a decision on whether to accept its recommendations.
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Question reference: S6W-00723
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which organisation is conducting the gateway review into the deposit return scheme for drinks containers, as announced by the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment in March 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-00722
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, following the announcement that a deposit return system for cans and bottles will launch in Ireland by the end of September 2022, whether it has contacted the Irish Government to ask for advice on setting up such a system efficiently, given the significant delays to the deposit return scheme in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-00725
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the gateway review into the deposit return scheme for drinks containers will conclude its work.
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Question reference: S6W-01016
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions it has met each local authority to discuss the implementation of the Climate Change Plan 2018-2032.
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Question reference: S6W-01015
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with (a) Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, and (b) the Lancashire Constabulary in advance of the travel ban between Scotland and Blackburn with Darwen being put in place.
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