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-28698
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 21 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce an HGV overtaking ban on the dual carriageway sections of the M8 to reduce congestion.
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Question reference: S6W-28695
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 21 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will recapitalise the Scottish Growth Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-28696
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 21 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will engage with the Ministry of Defence to explore greater collaboration with NHS Scotland to improve the provision of dental services to armed forces personnel based in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-28547
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 July 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its timetable for bringing the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 fully into force, and by what date it will lay the regulations required under the Act that will (a) require local transport authorities to provide people who are planning journeys with greater levels of, and improved information about, bus services in their area, (b) set out the process for the formation and operation of a panel to assess franchising proposals and (c) introduce ticketing arrangements and schemes that amend the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 Act.
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Question reference: S6W-28661
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 16 July 2024, Building a sustainable future for Ferguson Marine, whether it will provide a breakdown of the capital equipment and resources that will be purchased using the £14.2 million investment in the shipyard.
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Question reference: S6W-28625
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the Scottish National Investment Bank develop products to address any gap in private finance available in Scotland, to support a “globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding industry, particularly focussing on the construction of high value, low carbon, complex vessels”, in light of the UK Government’s refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy, which was published in March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-28623
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has divided the Small Vessel Replacement Programme into phases, and what its position is on whether a series production approach for all vessels in the programme would (a) enable the maximisation of any learning curve efficiencies and (b) incentivise capital investment in shipyard productivity.
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Question reference: S6W-28622
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the announcement on 16 July 2024 regarding Phase 1 of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme, whether it will apply a social value weighting to the procurement procedure that is sufficient to ensure that the construction of the vessels is carried out in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-28590
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many birds have been trapped and have died in bird-dissuading mesh being used in Scotland in the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-28626
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with the UK Government to ensure that the Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS) can be fully utilised during Phase 1 of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme, to promote shipbuilding in Scotland.
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