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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: S6W-28643

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27196 by Tom Arthur on 13 May 2024, by what date the 4 Day Working Week Public Sector Pilot (a) will be completed and (b) evaluation report will be published.

Question reference: S6W-28660

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will update the values of the fixed monetary penalties, which are issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and set by the Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015.

Question reference: S6W-28642

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls for it to set up a body equivalent to the Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig for the provision of Scots language teaching resources.

Question reference: S6W-28650

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcomes were of the Small Business Bonus Scheme Evaluation Short-Term Working Group, which met in June and September 2022.

Question reference: S6W-28588

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list any entities registered as Scottish limited partnerships to which (a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE), (c) Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and (d) Scottish Development International (SDI) have provided (i) grants, (ii) account management services and (iii) other support, including a breakdown of the detail of any support provided, in each year from 2019 to 2024.

Question reference: S6W-28587

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding the provision of public support for entities registered as Scottish limited partnerships.

Question reference: S6W-28133

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Funding Council has taken any formal action as a result of any college failing to meet the fair work criteria set out in its outcome agreement, in the period since the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 came into force.

Question reference: S6W-28142

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce food waste on the Caledonian Sleeper.

Question reference: S6W-28141

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the total value of any food waste on the Caledonian Sleeper has been in each month since June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-28140

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding food waste on the Caledonian Sleeper.