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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 19 September 2024
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Question reference: S6W-29991

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29551 by Gillian Martin on 17 September 2024, whether the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy will commit to meeting the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance at COP29.

Question reference: S6W-29990

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29551 by Gillian Martin on 17 September 2024, when it last directly engaged with the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance in relation to joining as a core member.

Question reference: S6W-28512

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that public transport is available to enable people to access entertainment venues.

Question reference: S6W-29527

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29077 by Gillian Martin on 2 September 2024, whether, in principle, it is opposed to deep sea mining, and whether it will prohibit deep sea mining in a similar way to unconventional oil and gas extraction.

Question reference: S6W-29551

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26809 by Mairi McAllan on 25 April 2024, whether it will detail any work that it has undertaken in relation to exploring joining the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) as a core member.

Question reference: S6W-28610

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to reconcile any discrepancy between the targets for residential rehabilitation, which it set in 2021, and the current status of residential rehabilitation services.

Question reference: S6W-29276

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what internal processes exist to ensure that Transport Scotland’s policy development and project implementation (a) are consistent with the Scottish Government’s climate change policies, including the Climate Change Plan (CCP), and (b) act to ensure that emissions from the transport sector are reduced in line with the emissions reduction envelope set out in the CCP.

Question reference: S6W-29550

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 16 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will detail how its International Strategy aligns with its commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

Question reference: S6W-29466

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 12 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to tackle any modern slavery and human rights abuses in the fishing sector.

Question reference: S6W-29468

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 12 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Home Office regarding any human trafficking in the fishing sector.