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-39601
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic contribution of the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant to the Fife economy, including (a) direct employment, (b) supply-chain expenditure and (c) gross value added, in each of the last three calendar years.
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Question reference: S6W-39642
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly took them over one year to respond to the Independent Review of the Victim Notification Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-39596
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the security of supply and future operation of the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant since 1 January 2020, and what the outcomes were of any such representations.
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Question reference: S6W-39603
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many domestic properties rely on (a) heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas as their primary heating fuel, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-39644
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which of the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Victim Notification Scheme have not yet been implemented, and for what reason.
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Question reference: S6W-39631
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the data collected for its planning application statistics is sufficient to detail the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) housing developments and (ii) new homes approved in each reporting period.
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Question reference: S6W-39639
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the methodology is for collecting the data included in its planning application statistics publications, and whether this process is (a) manual or (b) automated.
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Question reference: S6W-39576
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) and its evolution, in light of the four-tier model, and what consideration it has given to improving the accessibility of these schemes to crofters and small farmers.
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Question reference: S6W-39598
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has received on how many tonnes of (a) propane, (b) butane and (c) natural gasoline were exported from the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant in each of the last three financial years.
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Question reference: S6W-39615
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently in apprenticeships in the digital and engineering and manufacturing subject areas and how many new newly qualified apprentices have entered the workforce in each of the past five years.
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