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: S6O-03978
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work at Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, in light of the announcement of £14 million worth of investment into the yard earlier this year.
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Question reference: S6O-03988
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what ongoing discussions the finance secretary is having with ministerial colleagues and officials regarding the planning of portfolio budgets in the lead up to the publication of its Budget for 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6O-03989
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement Transport Scotland has with regional transport partnerships, such as SWestrans, regarding contractual requirements for key local public transport services, including the provision of rural buses.
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Question reference: S6O-03984
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications of the UK Budget for its allocation of capital budget for health projects.
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Question reference: S6O-03986
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to protect the allocation of funding to third sector organisations in its forthcoming Budget.
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Question reference: S6O-03976
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government to what extent its economic development activities and infrastructure project decisions in the North East Scotland region are aligned with the regional economic strategy.
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Question reference: S6O-03985
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will receive a fair budget settlement.
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Question reference: S6O-03996
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any implications for its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, to the reported announcement by Apache that it will cease all operations in the North Sea by the end of 2029.
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Question reference: S6O-03977
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the reported potential withdrawal of levelling up funding for the city of Dunfermline and any economic impact this may have.
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Question reference: S6O-03979
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any economic analysis it has undertaken of the impact on the wider Scottish economy of fish farming.
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