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-38230
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the vessels engaged in the Scottish squid fishery have an Inshore Vessel Monitoring System (I-VMS) installed.
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Question reference: S6W-38218
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what it plans to do to ensure a reduction in the number of people detained in police stations under a place of safety order.
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Question reference: S6W-38175
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the total projected cost of the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill over the next five years.
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Question reference: S6W-38176
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the current staffing headcount is for civil servants working on the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-38223
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many place of safety orders were made in 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-38166
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure the support and safety of youth workers, in light of the reported rise in antisocial behaviour and violent crime among young people.
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Question reference: S6W-38182
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scottish Water following its reported policy change requiring waste treatment sites to be staffed during waste emptying, in light of reports that not all sites are staffed 24 hours a day and that Scottish Water has indicated that it lacks the resources to hire additional personnel for this role, leaving constituents on Mull unable to get their septic tanks emptied.
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Question reference: S6W-37730
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether any NHS boards have reported difficulty in commissioning external care providers in each of the last five years, and, if so, what impact this has had on (a) service delivery and (b) waiting times.
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Question reference: S6W-38220
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason data is missing from the Mental Health Act Monitoring Report 2023-24 on the number of individuals who were taken to either a healthcare facility or a police station under a place of safety order.
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Question reference: S6W-38225
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36787 by Mairi Gougeon on 22 April 2025, what the membership is of the co-management group established to develop a squid fishing trial.
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