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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6O-04214
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Transport Scotland’s engagement with Peel Ports regarding the introduction of a conservancy fee for leisure vessels sailing on the River Clyde.
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Question reference: S6O-04213
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what additional measures will be introduced to support rural housing providers to achieve the net zero emissions target by decarbonising social housing.
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Question reference: S6O-04190
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what strategy it plans to implement to grow the Scottish economy at a level that is in line with countries with similarly sized populations, such as Norway.
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Question reference: S6O-04199
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it prioritised funding for its mission to tackle child poverty when drafting its Budget for 2025-2026.
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Question reference: S6O-04193
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it prioritised funding for affordable housing when drafting its Budget for 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6O-04210
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with local authorities to address road improvements.
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Question reference: S6O-04197
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the state of local government finance.
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Question reference: S6O-04192
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments made by the Auditor General for Scotland that the “future of the Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow shipyard remains uncertain".
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Question reference: S6O-04185
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey, which has suggested that business confidence has fallen to its lowest level for two years, including in Scotland, because of issues such as the UK Government’s decision to raise employer national insurance contributions.
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Question reference: S6O-04211
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with the UK Government transport secretary regarding the £5 million contribution that the previous administration made towards a feasibility study into the extension of the Borders railway.
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