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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-02230

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering replacing any retained EU law.

Question reference: S6O-02243

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Court of Session's ruling that a so-called nil cap for sexual entertainment venues under provisions in the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 is unlawful.

Question reference: S6W-17608

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-16100 by Neil Gray on 6 April 2023, what the (a) process and (b) timeframe is for producing new guidance following the review of ETSU-R-97.

The current ETSU guidance should continue to be followed by applicants and used by decision makers to assess and rate noise from wind energy developments. The WSP report, commissioned on behalf of the UK Government, provides some recommendations for updates that could be made to bring the guidance into line with the most up to date evidence and policy.

The Scottish Government is a member of the ETSU steering group comprising of the four Governments of the UK. This group is considering, under the lead of the UK Government, how best to take forward these recommendations and will do so, as required, in due course.

Question reference: S6W-17617

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review or amend the law to ensure that local authorities are prohibited from closing or selling public museums unless alternative premises have been identified for their replacement.

Question reference: S6W-17601

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of Historic Environment Scotland sites are not equipped with CCTV, and whether it will provide a list of any such sites.

Question reference: S6W-17610

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported proposal by Common Weal regarding the creation of Development Councils, a new tier of democracy beneath current local democratic structures.

The proposal which Common Weal submitted on Development Councils as part of the first phase of the Democracy Matters engagement process made a valuable contribution to the debate about the future of local democracy in Scotland. Further involvement from Common Weal during the next phase of the conversation will add to the wide range of voices we need to hear from to ensure that we arrive at the best possible set of arrangements for all of Scotland’s communities. Democracy Matters engagement is part of the wider Local Governance Review which we remain committed to concluding within this parliament.

Question reference: S6W-17618

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to review tiers of local democracy and whether reform is needed.

Question reference: S6W-17048

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it (a) has had and (b) will have with the UK Government regarding the licencing of testosterone for women in perimenopause or menopause.

The Scottish Government has not had any discussions with the UK Government on the licensing of testosterone for women in perimenopause or menopause. The regulations for the licensing, safety and efficacy of medicines are currently reserved to the UK Government and are the responsibility of the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

For a medicine to be routinely prescribed, it firstly needs to receive a licence from the MHRA. It is the responsibility of individual companies to apply to the MHRA for a marketing authorisation (licence). The application process requires a company to provide data demonstrating the quality, safety and efficacy of the medicine.

Question reference: S6W-17554

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15113 by Michael Matheson on 7 March 2023, whether it has any plans to improve the data collection required so that the information requested can be collected and published.

The information on number of households supported by our delivery partners through the Fuel Insecurity Fund (FIF) for 2023-24, has been built into our grant offer letters and will be monitored and captured through regular engagement and dialogue with partners across the year, with subsequent end year evaluation reports next year.

FIF partner 2022-23 evaluation reports are due to be received by end of June.

Question reference: S6W-17563

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the total budget is for railway enhancements for Control Period 7 (CP7).