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-38653
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether any consultation with the financial services sector was undertaken during the development of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-38661
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many houses have been built or renovated through the (a) Rural and (b) Islands Housing Fund in each year of its operation.
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Question reference: S6W-37998
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is for mitigating any potential delays on (a) the M74, (b) the A1 and (c) other key transport corridors in an independent Scotland in the event that customs infrastructure is introduced.
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Question reference: S6W-38663
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Improving Public Access grants, which were suspended in 2022, are reportedly not going to be included in the Tier 3 rural payments scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-38671
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that almost 1,500 buildings remain "at risk" due to unsafe cladding, eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Question reference: S6W-38670
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans it has in place to maintain legal representation services in the event of industrial action by the Solicitor Contact Line.
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Question reference: S6W-38654
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill on the cost of borrowing for rural businesses.
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Question reference: S6W-38660
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent by the (i) Rural and (ii) Islands Housing Fund in each year of its operation.
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Question reference: S6W-38012
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what engagement it has had with foreign investors regarding access to the UK market in an independent Scotland, and whether it has received representations from any foreign investors expressing concerns on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-38010
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what assessment it has made of what the total cost would be of (a) building and (b) operating any new customs infrastructure at the border with England in the first year of an independent Scotland.
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