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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 27 January 2026
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Question reference: S5W-30856

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Water Industry Commission for Scotland keeps separate accounts for any contracted work that it undertakes in other countries in support of the Hydro Nation initiative.

Question reference: S5W-30855

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of the amount of time spent outside of Scotland each year on official duties by the Chief Executive of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether it considers that the post requires to continue to be filled on a full-time basis.

Question reference: S5W-30827

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many passengers have used Glasgow Prestwick Airport (a) in each year since 2013 and (b) to date in 2020.

Question reference: S5W-30823

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to Glasgow Prestwick Airport in grants or loans since it acquired the airport, setting out details of each occasion that funds were provided.

Question reference: S5W-30828

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much freight has been handled by Glasgow Prestwick Airport (a) in each year since 2013 and (b) to date in 2020.

Question reference: S5W-30850

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland to offset the carbon emissions created by the domestic and international air travel of its Chief Executive in the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-30848

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what it calculates the carbon use attributable to the domestic and international air travel of the Chief Executive of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland has been in the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-30825

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many military flights have landed at Glasgow Prestwick Airport (a) in each year since 2013 and (b) to date in 2020.

Question reference: S5W-30824

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether the sale of Glasgow Prestwick Airport is proceeding; what the timetable is for the sale, and, if the potential buyer pulls out, what plans are in place regarding the future of the airport.

Question reference: S5W-30847

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the domestic and international air travel undertaken by the Chief Executive of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland in the last five years is consistent with its policy of setting an example in terms of addressing the climate emergency.