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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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Question reference: S6W-38704

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what guarantees it can provide that the proposed debris flow shelter on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section will withstand future landslides and protect the road and users.

Question reference: S6W-38703

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the alternative green route, along the other side of the glen, for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section should be re-evaluated to assess whether it would be a more proportionate or cheaper alternative route for the road to take.

Question reference: S6W-38706

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the long-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section is the quickest and most economical solution, and, if it considers this to be the case, what the reasons are for it not being progressed.

Question reference: S6W-38705

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the current proposal for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section is (a) deliverable and (b) affordable, and what assessment has been made of the potential impact on the economy of Argyll while it is being constructed.

Question reference: S6W-38585

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to hold property factors accountable and to remove them from the Scottish Property Factor Register if they have breached the Code of Conduct.

Question reference: S6W-37437

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its reported comments that, while it engages regularly with cross-party groups (CPGs), “they are informal groupings of MSPs and other people and groups with an interest in a specific subject which are not part of the formal parliamentary structure for scrutinising government”, what its position is on the efficacy of CPGs in bringing stakeholders’ concerns to its attention, and what responsibilities or obligations it considers it has to act on any such concerns.

Cross-Party Groups provide an opportunity for MSPs to engage with external stakeholders on a particular subject or issue and many MSPs then raise those in Parliament or with the Government.

The role of CPGs is a matter for the Scottish Parliament and as set out in the Scottish Parliament’s Code of Conduct for MSPs, CPGs are and I quote, “not formal parliamentary business and should not be confused with the Parliament’s committee system” and “CPGs do not have any power to introduce issues formally into the parliamentary or government systems”.

Question reference: S6O-04784

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on ensuring that 10% of frontline NHS spending is on mental health services.

Question reference: S6W-37927

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide copies of all technical reports and test results in full from the investigation into the presence of radon at Inverness Justice Centre.

Question reference: S6W-37671

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the reported £4.4 million ferries "resilience fund", whether applications will be backdated, and, if not, from what date applications will be eligible.

Question reference: S6W-37670

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the reported £4.4 million ferries "resilience fund", how information on the (a) fund, (b) eligibility criteria and (c) application process will be conveyed to eligible communities.