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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-14814

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what funding is available to ensure that businesses can offer apprenticeships to fulfil future demand for maritime roles, including (a) skilled offshore wind, (b) workboat, (c) aquaculture and (d) marine construction roles.

Question reference: S6W-14817

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have offered a maritime apprenticeship place in Scotland since 2018.

Question reference: S6W-14818

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of maritime studies apprentices required to support the future demand for maritime industries in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-14764

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support maritime (a) apprenticeships and (b) training schemes for people seeking a career in rapidly expanding sectors such as windfarms, aquaculture and marine construction projects.

Question reference: S6W-14795

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many trees it estimates will need to be removed to make way for onshore windfarm developments that have secured planning permission.

Question reference: S6W-14794

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many trees have been cut down or removed in order to make way for onshore windfarm development in the last 10 years, broken down by project and year.

Question reference: S6W-14765

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what funding is available to ensure that businesses can offer apprenticeships to fulfil any future demand for maritime roles, including skilled offshore wind, workboat, aquaculture and marine construction roles.

Question reference: S6W-14793

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many trees it estimates will need to be removed in order to meet its 2030 targets for onshore windfarm development.

Question reference: S6W-14724

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much has been paid by each local authority on pension contributions in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-14858

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to research conducted by Common Weal and published in its report, ScotWind: Privatising Scotland's Future Again, which reportedly indicates that the ScotWind auction has resulted in Scotland potentially missing out on £60 billion of revenue.