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: S6W-26087
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25728 by Angela Constance on 4 March 2024, whether it can provide a detailed breakdown of the £91.23 hourly cost; what its position is on whether this cost represents value for money, and what details it can provide regarding the procurement contract for the audio transcription service, including any consideration that it has given to seeking alternative providers.
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Question reference: S6W-26201
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the discretionary funding that it reportedly promised to Aberdeenshire Council on the eve of the local authority's budget setting, which is reported to be in the vicinity of £3 million, will be delivered, and whether it will confirm the exact amount that the local authority will receive.
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Question reference: S6W-26030
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25840 by Siobhian Brown on 5 March 2024, how many Scottish Fire and Rescue Service officers in the North East Scotland region have received training for operational competence on lithium-ion batteries and battery storage unit sites.
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Question reference: S6W-26167
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of applications submitted to Home Energy Scotland for energy efficiency support regarding houses with a floor area of greater than 230 square metres have been successful.
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Question reference: S6W-26166
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending Home Energy Scotland support to include houses with a floor area of greater than 230 square metres, which meet the other criteria for energy efficiency support.
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Question reference: S6W-24403
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12674 by Mairi McAllan on 14 December 2022, whether it will provide an update on which of the 42 formal flood protection schemes or engineering works are (a) under construction and (b) at the planning or other stage of development, broken down by (i) the expected completion date, including the reason for any date being beyond the 2021 timeframe, (ii) the number of properties that will be protected and (iii) the (A) initial forecast and (B) final expected cost of each.
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Question reference: S6W-25899
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether there will be a review of minor injuries units in Deeside and south Aberdeenshire.
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Question reference: S6W-25900
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of reports that several leading mortgage lenders do not provide mortgages on houses that have had spray foam insulation installed as part of schemes administered by Home Energy Scotland (HES), and, if so, what efforts have been made to make applicants receiving grants from HES for the installation of such insulation aware of this.
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Question reference: S6W-26017
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many registered physiotherapists there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-25725
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 8 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its funding schemes administered by Energy Saving Trust (EST), whether it is aware of any viruses affecting the EST application portal, and what information it holds on what efforts have been taken to remove any such viruses.