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.
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To ask the Scottish Government how its housing strategy will support action to deliver the target of one million homes to be retrofitted with zero carbon heating systems by 2030.
To ask the Scottish Government how many projects and what total value of loans the Scottish National Investment Bank has supported.
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to support the transition to net zero heating in rural homes.
To ask the Scottish Government whether any proposals for a regulatory solution for seaweed aquaculture will draw on external research expertise in order to ensure that Scotland's future seaweed cultivation industry develops in a sustainable manner.
To ask the Scottish Government whether any proposals for a regulatory solution for seaweed aquaculture will be developed in consultation with the wide range of non-seaweed industries that make economic use of Scotland's waters.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to produce proposals for a regulatory solution for seaweed aquaculture, in line with the recommendations made by Professor Griggs earlier in 2022, and, if so, when.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to bring seaweed aquaculture into the planning process, in line with existing practice for finfish aquaculture, in order that competing community interests in Scotland's inshore waters can be represented.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on the commitment in its Programme for Government to "put in place measures to seek to double the amount of land used for organic farming by 2026".
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the launch of the Farm for Scotland’s Future campaign, what specific support is available for farmers to support nature-rich farming and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and how many people have been supported through any such schemes, broken down by scheme.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07204 by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2022, in light of the publication of its vision for agriculture, how it plans to support partnerships between renewable energy and agricultural pursuits.