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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: S7W-01432

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 28 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress has been made towards the delivery of its £500 million commitment to supporting Scotland's offshore wind supply chain, including a full breakdown of where funding has been allocated to date.

The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that the offshore wind opportunity for Scotland is realised, maximising economic growth and creating well-paid jobs in communities across Scotland.

Including the Scottish National Investment Bank's investment in the Port of Ardersier, more than £150 million has been invested in projects to strengthen port infrastructure and supply chain capability. This is leveraging up to £675 million in private investment and £70 million from UK public finance institutions into projects that have the potential to support up to 5,000 jobs.

A list of announced investments can be found on the Scottish Government website.

Question reference: S7W-02074

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42095 by Siobhian Brown on 26 November 2025, whether any of the eight Ford Ranger Ultra-Light Pumping Units are still awaiting commissioning, allocation, modification, pump upgrade, stowage refinement or other remedial work, and, if so, what the expected completion date is for each unit.

Question reference: S7W-02073

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-42094 and S6W-42095 by Siobhian Brown on 26 November 2025, on what date each of the eight Ford Ranger Ultra-Light Pumping Units entered operational service.

Question reference: S7W-02072

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42095 by Siobhian Brown on 26 November 2025, whether all eight Ford Ranger Ultra-Light Pumping Units procured by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have now entered operational service and, if not, how many remain unavailable and for what reason.

Question reference: S7W-02076

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42094 by Siobhian Brown on 26 November 2025, which stated that eight Ford Ranger Ultra-Light Pumping Units were procured at a total cost of £984,347.20, and the response to FOI/1858-2025.26 by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 18 February 2026, what the total cost of the project is to date, including any expenditure on post-purchase remedial work, upgrades, modifications, stowage redesign or commissioning costs.

Question reference: S7W-02077

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the response to FOI/1546-2025.26 on 7 January 2026, in which the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service stated that it did not hold a business case for the firefighting units project and maintained no formal minutes of the Asset Management Liaison Board discussions, what discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the review of the governance, approval and delivery arrangements for the procurement of these units.

Question reference: S7W-02075

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the response to FOI/1547-2025.26 by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 19 December 2025, what discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding delays to the operational deployment of the eight firefighting units referred to in that response.

Question reference: S7W-01644

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 21 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cumulative impact on environmental horticulture businesses in Scotland of rising costs of (a) energy, (b) labour, (c) transport and (d) inputs.

Question reference: S7W-01646

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 21 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the non-domestic rates regime in Scotland on environmental horticulture businesses in terms of their competitiveness relative to such businesses operating in England and Wales.

Question reference: S7W-01647

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 21 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential benefits a dedicated Scottish Environmental Horticulture Strategy might have for (a) green growth, (b) the wellbeing of communities and (c) the environment.