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-41914
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on (a) the levels of uptake of the winter flu vaccine and (b) whether there is a significant risk of death as a result of a lack of vaccination.
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Question reference: S6W-41921
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether the pilot gull management for the city of Inverness, announced by the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity in his ministerial statement on 1 October 2025, has now been finalised, and, if not, what progress has been made since the statement was made, and whether the pilot will be in place and ready to be implemented prior to the commencement of seagull breeding season in 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-41887
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials are attending the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, as part of its delegation, and for how many days each category of attendee is scheduled to be present at the summit.
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Question reference: S6W-41897
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Business and Employment has received any analysis on the net employment impact of floating offshore wind developments, including any potential displacement of existing jobs.
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Question reference: S6W-41898
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action the Minister for Business and Employment takes to ensure that any claims regarding job creation from floating offshore wind projects are independently verified.
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Question reference: S6W-41859
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) scientific and (b) other advice led to the decision to license at least 26 vessels in each of the last five razor clam electro-fishery trial seasons.
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Question reference: S6W-41900
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the timeline is for permanent landslip mitigation on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful, and by what date this will be completed.
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Question reference: S6W-41922
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether NatureScot has completed its work to develop a co-ordinated gull management plan with local authorities, as announced by the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity in his ministerial statement on 1 October 2025, and, if not, when this work will be completed.
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Question reference: S6W-41910
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many board meetings of the National Records of Scotland the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture has attended since May 2021, and on what dates.
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Question reference: S6W-41919
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the data on the uptake of vaccinations provided by NHS Highland teams and not GPs, whether GPs will be provided with immediate access to said data at the time of administering a vaccine, and, if not, by what means they will be able to know whether their patients have been vaccinated.
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