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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-02916

Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the MS Society's reported call for PIP applications to end the so-called 20-metre rule and replace it with a 50-metre threshold until an alternative is found.

Question reference: S6O-02909

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-02899

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the sale of low-welfare pets ahead of the Christmas period.

Question reference: S6O-02898

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether urban areas will be included in its land reform legislation.

Question reference: S6W-23694

Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to introduce its proposed Land Reform Bill.

Question reference: S6W-23582

Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it defines the term "just transition" in the context of urban communities.

The Scottish Government defines a just transition as both the outcome – a fairer, greener future for all – and the way we get there by developing action in partnership with those impacted by the transition to net zero.

Extensive co-design and engagement with impacted communities, including those in urban places, is informing the development of our sectoral draft Just Transition Plans for the Energy, Transport, Land Use and Agriculture, and Built Environment and Construction, due to be published next year.

Furthermore, we have committed to developing regional just transition plans during the course of this Parliament. These will aim to outline the challenges and opportunities faced by regions and identify actions to both mitigate and realise these.

Question reference: S6W-23584

Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it defines the term "just transition" in the context of rural communities.

The Scottish Government defines a just transition as both the outcome – a fairer, greener future for all – and the way we get there by developing action in partnership with those most likely to be negatively impacted by the transition to net zero.

We recognise that rural communities face particular challenges. Our sectoral Just Transition Plans for the Energy, Transport, Land Use and Agriculture and Built Environment and Construction, due to be published next year, will respond to these.

We have committed to developing regional just transition plans during the course of this Parliament and these will be underpinned by extensive co-design and engagement. They will outline challenges and opportunities faced by regions and identify actions to both mitigate and realise these.

Question reference: S6W-23570

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £50 million fund announced on 19 December 2020 to bring vacant and derelict land back into use has been allocated to date.

Question reference: S6W-23571

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of vacant and derelict land have been brought back into use as a result of the fund that it announced on 19 December 2020.

Question reference: S6W-23421

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its consideration of measures to increase the recovery of critical raw materials, what assessment it has made of the proposals set out in the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, including any EU targets on accessing strategic raw materials from domestic recycling.

The Scottish Government is aware that the European Council has announced that it has reached provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a regulation establishing a framework to ensure a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials.

The provisional agreement sets a benchmark for recycling to at least 25% of EU’s annual consumption of raw materials and proposes an increase on the recovery of raw materials present in waste. The Scottish Government will assess this new regulation in detail, once the final text is agreed by the EU institutions and adopted, against our policy to align with EU where it is possible for Scotland to do so and such alignment is meaningful in protecting and advancing high standards.