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-27918
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any funding that it has provided to (a) the City of Edinburgh Council and (b) (i) other public sector organisations, (ii) charities, (iii) other voluntary organisations and (iv) social enterprises in the Edinburgh Eastern constituency, in each of the last three financial years, and what the funding was intended to be used for.
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Question reference: S6W-27915
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that the public has confidence in organisations that receive public funding, by ensuring that its funding processes operate at the highest level of governance accountability and transparency.
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Question reference: S6W-27827
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of how its loss and damage funding assists communities in Central Africa with the preservation of endangered megafauna populations.
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Question reference: S6W-27905
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many fish farms have been allowed to continue using the pesticide, emamectin benzoate, at the level set by the 2017 environmental quality standard (EQS), in light of the subsequent interim EQS applying only to new and expanded fish farms.
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Question reference: S6W-27913
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27611 by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024, what further steps it is considering to unlock developments for economic growth and housebuilding, in light of any lengthy planning delays.
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Question reference: S6W-27904
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish an analysis of its consultation on the implementation timescales for a new environmental quality standard (EQS) for emamectin benzoate, as used in fish farms, which closed on 24 July 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-27899
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) ScotRail and (b) Transport Scotland regarding the reported 12 extra services per day that would operate on the Aberdeen, Inverness and Elgin route and which have not been included in the new train timetables.
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Question reference: S6W-27863
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what long-term strategies are being developed to ensure the financial viability and sustainability of nurseries.
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Question reference: S6W-27862
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what early warning systems are in place to identify any nurseries that are at risk of closure due to financial difficulties or staffing shortages.
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Question reference: S6W-27889
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much support has been provided through the Energy Transition Fund in each of the years in which the fund has operated, and whether it will provide a breakdown of the (a) fund recipients and (b) amounts awarded in each case.
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