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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 21 August 2025
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Question reference: S6W-05583

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the annual staffing numbers for CalMac have been in each year since 2011, broken down by (a) full-time equivalent positions, (b) head count and (c) seasonal workers.

Question reference: S6W-05405

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to investing in a digital-first system to support local authorities to meet their duty to register, inspect and monitor short-term let properties in their area.

Question reference: S6W-05420

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with VisitScotland regarding the tourist organisation's role in the production and implementation of short-term let regulations.

Question reference: S6W-05403

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it has committed for local authorities to implement its proposed regulations for short-term lets and bed and breakfasts.

Question reference: S6W-05632

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government (a) for what reason and (b) on what date it made the decision to reduce NatureScot's budget from £2.5 million to £1.8 million; what aspects of NatureScot's operations it anticipates may not proceed as a result of this reduction; what its position is on whether NatureScot will still be able to deliver all operations and services that it is required to following this budget reduction, and what the evidential basis is for its position.

Question reference: S6W-05192

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether newspaper publishing businesses will be eligible for the business rates relief extension announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance on 10 December 2021 and, if not, what financial support will be available to such businesses from March 2022.

Question reference: S6W-05594

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05333 by Lorna Slater on 5 January 2022, which organisations listed on page 13 of the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (a) were interviewed as part of the Deposit Return Scheme Gateway Review and (b) met separately with the Scottish Government to supplement the findings of the review.

Question reference: S6W-05615

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether UNESCO biospheres, and specifically the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biospheres, as initiatives of significance, will be highlighted within the new National Planning Framework 4.

Question reference: S6W-05517

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what changes in emissions are modelled in its Climate Change Plan that are based on the introduction of the biodegradable municipal landfill ban, and whether these changes are attributed to the waste sector.

Question reference: S6W-05518

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government under which sector emissions from waste incineration are reported in its Climate Change Plan.