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-24082
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07053 by Mairi McAllan on 18 March 2022, whether it will provide an update on its policy regarding unexploded ordnance disposal at sea.
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Question reference: S6W-24367
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact in Scotland of any increased freight shipping costs resulting from the reported attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea areas.
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Question reference: S6W-23982
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 10 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties have provided annual deer cull data to NatureScot in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6W-23626
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22555 by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023, whether it will provide an update on what date the Serco NorthLink Ferries booking system will open for bookings for dates beyond 31 March 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-23691
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much it has spent on the promotion of the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme to date, broken down by spend on (a) the national marketing campaign and (b) other costs.
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Question reference: S6W-22643
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, as of 31 October 2023, how many (a) cards have been issued and (b) applications have been received through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-22555
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Serco NorthLink Ferries booking system will open for bookings for dates beyond 31 March 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-22530
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many live homeless applications there were in each local authority area on Christmas Day in 2022, and how many (a) adults and (b) children these related to.
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Question reference: S6W-22118
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it currently provides for English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) classes for asylum seekers and refugees.
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Question reference: S6W-22402
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19204 by Mairi Gougeon on 21 June 2023, whether it will provide an update on the status of the public consultation on the Good Food Nation Plan.