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-04398
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support increased levels of sport and physical activity in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S6O-04382
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions economy ministers have had with ministerial colleagues regarding what steps it is taking to improve regulatory clarity and reduce compliance costs for self-catering accommodation businesses.
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Question reference: S6O-04388
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Institute for Fiscal Studies' assessment in its Scottish Budget 2025-26 report that "it is particularly important that the front-loaded increases in investment and public service spending planned are undertaken effectively".
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Question reference: S6O-04385
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to further support Gaelic at a local level, in light of the announcement of North Lanarkshire’s first ever local Mòd, which will take place this September.
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Question reference: S6O-04391
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the cross-government co-ordination of infrastructure, what discussions the finance secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what consideration is given to national security in its infrastructure policy.
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Question reference: S6O-04386
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the ways in which local authorities engage with stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024.
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Question reference: S6O-04387
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Aberdeen City Council to manage the impact of the UK Government's increase to employer national insurance contributions.
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Question reference: S6O-04404
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to introduce its proposed Heat in Buildings Bill.
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Question reference: S6O-04403
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the feasibility of its target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045.
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Question reference: S6O-04378
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to incentivise businesses to seek opportunities for scaling up.
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