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
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Question reference: S6W-28064
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06379 by Ivan McKee on 23 February 2022, whether its position, regarding what would happen in the event that there was any environmental remediation attached to the site in the future, remains the same.
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Question reference: S6W-28066
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08347 by Ivan McKee on 16 May 2022, whether it can now provide a response on the status of the parent company guarantee that was signed with Liberty House.
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Question reference: S6W-28069
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05314 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2022, whether it has now carried out an assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-28061
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether SEPA has carried out a compliance assessment of Dalzell steelworks and its handling of waste, and whether any assessment has resulted in (a) a further investigation of the site and (b) fines.
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Question reference: S6W-28059
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05308 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2022, what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence it has had with (i) Tata Steel and (ii) Liberty Steel in the last two years regarding the sale of the Dalzell steelworks in 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-28068
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05329 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2022, whether it can provide any further evidence to support the view expressed by the then Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise on 15 December 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-28063
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any assessment of the potential impact on Dalzell steelworks in the event that Liberty Steel's productions in Europe remain idle.
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Question reference: S6W-28097
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what training packages are in place for judicial office holders in relation to environmental (a) legislation and (b) crime.
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Question reference: S6W-27893
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government on how many days court business has included time dedicated to hearing fatal accident inquiries in each court in Scotland in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-28070
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to fatal accident inquiries, how many people are currently employed in the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit (SFIU) of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, and what the comparative figure was for the former unit for investigating deaths that the SFIU replaced.
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