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-38156
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East 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 whether (a) there is disposal capacity to treat all biodegradable municipal waste and (b) all biodegradable municipal waste will be treated in Scotland in 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-38208
- 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 consideration it has given to the possibility of introducing anonymity rules in domestic violence cases.
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Question reference: S6W-38192
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects Scottish Enterprise to have finalised the review of its human rights due diligence processes.
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Question reference: S6W-38212
- 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 analysis it has undertaken of the reported relative slowdown of heat pump installations in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-38136
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, 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 its response to an Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 request on 22 April 2025 (reference 202500456071), how many of the 44 public inquiries into renewable energy applications held since January 2020 related to developments located within the Scottish Borders local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-38164
- 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, further to Healthcare Improvement Scotland's Unannounced Inspection Report: Maternity Services Safe Delivery of Care Inspection - Ninewells Hospital, how it plans to support maternity units to ensure that women are receiving acceptable levels of care and are able to maintain dignity at all stages of their care journey.
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Question reference: S6W-38106
- 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, in light of the statement at page 21 of the detailed Project Willow report by EY-Parthenon that "across all scenarios, the direct GVA impact in total across projects is negative", how it plans to keep the nine projects identified in the Project Willow report operational.
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Question reference: S6W-38180
- 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 discussions it has had with the tourism sector regarding any alternatives to the current model of the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-38211
- 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 its position is on whether current heat pump installation rates are on track to meet Scotland’s goals on decarbonisation.
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Question reference: S6W-38191
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) accountability and (b) monitoring mechanisms are in place to ensure that Scottish Enterprise’s review of its human rights due diligence processes is undertaken in line with relevant international human rights standards.
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