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-20178
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what further support will be provided for (a) homes and (b) businesses that are outside the scope of the main R100 programme, but have chosen not to apply for a Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) voucher due to the ongoing cost of a bespoke connection, the reported inability to easily move providers, or the reliability of the technology on offer.
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Question reference: S6W-20123
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-02399 by Gillian Martin on 21 June 2023, whether it plans to consider reforms that devolve the decisions of Grazings Committees to the local level.
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Question reference: S6W-19928
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it will give to extending the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme to include inter-island ferry travel, as reportedly called for in a motion passed by Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament at the July 2023 sitting in Orkney.
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Question reference: S6W-20120
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to give effect to the recommendations contained in its publication, The Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services, published in June 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-20121
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the conclusions of the Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services.
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Question reference: S6W-20059
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Scottish Government funding for the charity Autism Understanding Scotland for 2023-24 has reportedly been delayed, and when the charity will receive its funding for 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-20060
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what fund it has used in previous years to provide funding for the charity Autism Understanding Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-20122
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 31 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-02399 by Gillian Martin on 21 June 2023, what its proposed timescale is for introducing proposals for crofting law reform.
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Question reference: S6W-19843
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support farmers and crofters in Shetland to undertake carbon audits, in light of reports that there are currently no accredited advisers based in Shetland.
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Question reference: S6W-19841
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to recruit and train carbon audit advisers in all local authorities to ensure that farmers and crofters receive advice from someone who has local knowledge and understanding.