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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: S6O-01391

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Retail Consortium's recommendation to accelerate the process of lowering the higher property rate.

Question reference: S6O-01403

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many households it has written to promoting the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme since the start of the cost of living crisis.

Question reference: S6W-10511

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff members will accompany the First Minister on her visit to Copenhagen to open the Danish office, and what the total cost of the journey is to the Scottish Government.

Question reference: S6W-10472

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much in total has been allocated to bus operators to support them through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Scottish Government has provided funding to bus operators through various funds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of March 2020. The funding streams within this period that relate to Covid-19 support include the Covid Support Grant, Covid Support Grant – Restart and Network Support Grant Plus.

Detailed information on the funding amounts under each of these grants can be found in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre under Bib number 63569.

Question reference: S6W-10499

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the final public cost has been of bringing the two giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo.

Question reference: S6W-10484

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether the first of the two new Islay ferries being constructed by Cemre Marin Endustri will be delivered by October 2024.

Question reference: S6W-10485

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the two new Islay ferries being constructed by Cemre Marin Endustri remain on budget.

Question reference: S6W-10480

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on the development of a (a) long-term and (b) medium-term resilient route to replace the existing A83 Rest and Be Thankful corridor.

The Scottish Government remains committed to finding and implementing a solution to address the landslip risks at the Rest and be Thankful as quickly as possible. I fully recognise the impacts on the local community and businesses and I can assure the member that work is being progressed as a key priority.

Following the identification of a preferred route corridor for the long-term solution, Transport Scotland is currently progressing the design of route options within that corridor. This includes essential data gathering including environmental surveys and, earlier this year, a £1.8M ground investigation was undertaken.

New technical consultants have been appointed to take forward the next stages of design and assessment work, a contract expected to be worth approximately £25M.

I anticipate bringing forward proposals for the medium term solution by the end of this year and to announce a preferred route option for a long term solution by Spring 2023.

Question reference: S6W-10483

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the current progress of the two Islay vessels being constructed by Cemre Marin Endustri.

The contract to build two new vessels for the Islay routes was awarded to the Cemre shipyard by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited on 28 March 2022. Key activities at this stage relate to design work and procurement of major equipment, material, and service suppliers, all of which are reported to be progressing well and in line with agreed timelines and budgets. The scheduled delivery of the first of the two vessels is October 2024 and will enter service following sea trials and crew familiarisation. The second vessel will follow in early 2025.

Question reference: S6W-10518

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that sufficient accommodation is available for students with conditional offers.

The Scottish Government has no direct role in the provision of student accommodation. However, we are aware of the ongoing difficulties faced by students in accessing accommodation this academic year.

We are currently undertaking a review of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) which will look at a number of issues, including affordability and supply and the findings from this report, along with findings from the New Deal for Tenants Report which considered similar issues in the private rented sector, will inform a student accommodation strategy for Scotland.