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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6O-04480
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the contribution that the cultural sector makes to Glasgow and the west of Scotland’s economy.
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Question reference: S6O-04486
- Asked by: Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the development and delivery of its economic strategy, what assessment it has made of the contribution of the net zero sector to the economy.
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Question reference: S6O-04491
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last met with the City of Edinburgh Council to discuss the reported financial pressures facing the capital.
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Question reference: S6O-04504
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to upgrade older housing stock to make it suitable for modern day heating systems.
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Question reference: S6O-04490
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local authorities with managing planning applications.
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Question reference: S6O-04484
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle long-term economic inactivity in Fife.
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Question reference: S6O-04483
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of Gaelic-medium education at primary level in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency.
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Question reference: S6O-04510
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to grow the offshore wind industry.
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Question reference: S6O-04482
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what immediate and longer-term actions it can take to support businesses, including in the seafood processing sector, to compete effectively in a UK and global market.
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Question reference: S6O-04509
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it or its agencies next plan to build CalMac ferries in Scotland.
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