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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: S6W-29827

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of properties still to be connected under the R100 Central contract.

Question reference: S6W-29740

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what area, in hectares, is currently covered by a year-round prohibition on the use of creels for fishing under schedule 2 of the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2004.

Question reference: S6W-29758

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that NHS Western Isles has designated the refurbishment of Medical Ward 2 at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway as high priority, but that this work is reportedly unaffordable in the current financial year.

As a result of significant increases in construction costs due to inflation, and a lower than expected capital grant from the UK Government, a capital review is currently underway.

Alongside this, we are working with all health boards to develop a whole-system infrastructure plan which reflects on the needs for the whole of Scotland and will support continued safe operation of existing facilities and well as determination of longer-term investment priorities.

Question reference: S6W-29744

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether its Pre-Budget Fiscal Update proposal to reprofile the timing of project spend on the Hydrogen Emerging Energies Technology Fund will impact on the ability of the selected projects to develop and demonstrate renewable hydrogen technologies by the end of the funding period in 2026.

The Hydrogen Action Plan, published in December 2022, set out a clear commitment to support renewable hydrogen production.

The UK Government’s 10% cut on the Scottish Government capital budget has impacted Scottish government funding ability. However, on 16 September we launched a £7m funding call to enable companies to develop renewable green hydrogen production projects and support the development of the hydrogen supply chain in Scotland.

More details on the call can be found on the website of our delivery partner, Scottish Enterprise; Funding for development of hydrogen projects | Scottish Enterprise (scottish-enterprise.com)

Earlier this summer, on 14 August, I announced the £3.1m match-funding grant award to the Storegga Speyside Hydrogen Project in Moray. This will help to support the development stage of the construction of a new regional hydrogen production hub which will produce green hydrogen for operations across distilleries and other businesses in Moray.

Allocations from the first tranche of the Emerging Energy Technology Fund hydrogen investment programme, the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme, totalled nearly £7m to 31 projects, and were announced in May 2023. These projects will all conclude by 2025.

Question reference: S6W-29741

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what area, in hectares, is currently covered by a year-round prohibition on the use of creels for fishing under any measure other than the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2004.

Question reference: S6W-29792

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many fire incidents in listed buildings the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has attended in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-29738

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what area, in hectares, is currently covered by a year-round prohibition on the use of mobile or active gear to (a) dredge for scallops and (b) trawl for nephrops norvegicus under schedules 1 and 3 of the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2004.

Question reference: S6W-29754

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that NHS Western Isles has identified £4.5 million of high-priority and high-cost works, "but has received a grant of just £1.29 million from the Scottish Government" for the works in 2024-25.

As a result of significant increases in construction costs due to inflation, and a lower than expected capital grant from the UK Government, a capital review is currently underway.

Question reference: S6W-29796

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27210 by Angela Constance on 13 May 2024, on how many occasions two prisoners have been required to share a cell against the recommendation of a Cell Sharing Risk Assessment, in each year since the introduction of the current Cell Sharing Risk Assessment framework, also broken down by prison.

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-29797 on 19 September 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

Question reference: S6W-29808

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the budget for the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre will be.