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: S6W-23242
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has (a) requested and (b) received from Petroineos regarding the retention of all of the highly-skilled jobs based at the Grangemouth complex.
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Question reference: S6W-23243
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has (a) requested and (b) received regarding energy supplies via the Forties Pipeline System.
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Question reference: S6W-23241
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it first became aware of Petroineos’s proposal to cease oil refinery operations at its Grangemouth site.
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Question reference: S6W-23240
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all engagements that (a) cabinet secretaries, (b) ministers and (c) civil servants have had with representatives of Ineos and/or Petroineos in 2023 to date.
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Question reference: S6O-02834
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the vote on motion S6M-11342 on the Situation in the Middle East, on 21 November, whether it will provide an update on what action it has taken with the UK Government and international bodies to support the humanitarian response.
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Question reference: S6W-22860
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make representations to Scottish Water urging it to restart the job evaluation and regrading process with the full involvement of trade unions.
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Question reference: S6W-22859
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that Scottish Water adheres to its commitment to “collectively bargain changes to pay and terms and conditions with our trade unions”, as set out in its Fair Work First Statement.
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Question reference: S6W-22862
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to protect the lowest paid workers in Scottish Water who may face losing income due to the regrading exercise.
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Question reference: S6W-22861
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that publicly owned Scottish Water is proposing to implement a regrading structure that will see a decrease in income to the lowest paid and an increase in income to the higher paid employees.
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Question reference: S6W-22858
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans are in place to ensure that the 2.62 million households and 159,219 business premises that are supplied by Scottish Water will be safe during the current industrial action.