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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-44369
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43888 by Gillian Martin on 2 March 2026, whether it will provide details of the 450 specialist jobs that SSEN estimates will be supported in each year of the five years of the contract, broken down by seafarer grade.
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Question reference: S6W-44384
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering the full tender process for the Northern Isles Ferry Services 4 (NIFS4) contract, and whether it anticipates to make savings through the use of the Restricted Procedure under Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-44404
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when guidance for local authorities will be issued regarding the assessment of rent conditions required by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-44227
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, what its response is to reports that Great Britain's electricity grid nearly experienced a blackout on 8 January 2025, during a period of low wind power generation and high demand due to a cold snap, which resulted in emergency balancing costs of up to £23 million, mostly paid to gas generators, and, in light of Great Britain's gas storage capacity reportedly being equivalent to less than two days' supply, what its position is on whether this increases the risk of (a) higher balancing costs and (b) brownouts and blackouts occurring.
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Question reference: S6W-44353
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what requirements exist for obtaining parental consent where pupils are required to use digital learning platforms that involve the processing or sharing of personal data.
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Question reference: S6W-44379
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the ability of charities to fulfil their charitable duties in the face of any hostility towards their work.
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Question reference: S6W-44320
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of its local government funding settlement on the condition of roads and bridges across the Highland Council area, in light of the reported repair backlog.
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Question reference: S6W-44221
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, what representations it has made to the UK Government since 2021 regarding the sufficiency of gas storage capacity in the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-44338
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its Rural Support Plan as required by the Agricultural and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-44277
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many renewable energy applications in the Highlands and Islands region that were rejected by local authorities were subsequently given consent by the Energy Consents Unit, in each year since 2021.
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