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-38704
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what guarantees it can provide that the proposed debris flow shelter on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section will withstand future landslides and protect the road and users.
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Question reference: S6W-38678
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ringfence any Barnett consequential funding relating to winter fuel spending in England and Wales for the support of pensioners in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-38716
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on developing a new national online reporting system for littering and fly-tipping, and when this will be operational.
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Question reference: S6W-38702
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much small and medium-sized businesses currently contribute to the economy, and how this compares with each of the previous five years.
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Question reference: S6W-38719
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it had with rural and agricultural stakeholders in the (a) development and (b) delivery of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24 Action Plan, and whether it maintains any ongoing engagement with any such stakeholders.
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Question reference: S6W-38712
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many community-led litter prevention initiatives it has provided financial support to since the publication of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24, and how much funding it has provided in total.
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Question reference: S6W-38714
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of fly-tipping have been made via (a) the Dumb Dumpers platform and (b) other public reporting channels since 2020, and what proportion of these resulted in enforcement action.
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Question reference: S6W-38707
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that rural communities have equal access to (a) waste disposal facilities and (b) civic amenity sites, in order to reduce any risk of fly-tipping in remote areas.
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Question reference: S6W-38711
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop and deliver a national anti-littering media campaign, and, if it has any such plans, how it will assess its effectiveness in changing behaviour.
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Question reference: S6W-38710
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices for (a) littering and (b) fly-tipping have been issued in each year since 2019, and what percentage of these were paid in full.
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