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
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Question reference: S6W-07166
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Green Jobs Workforce Academy, what the annual budget of the Academy is; how many full-time equivalent teachers and lecturers are employed by the Academy; what the entry requirements are for the Academy; what accredited courses are available, and how many full-time students are enrolled in the Academy.
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Question reference: S6W-07165
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its consultation on the draft regulations proposed in its Heat in Buildings Strategy to require Scotland’s homes to meet a standard of EPC Band C equivalent.
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Question reference: S6W-07163
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much time it will take to carry out the physical works to retro-fit and decarbonise all buildings in Scotland in order to meet the 2030 targets under its Heat in Buildings Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-07167
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the location and address is of the main academic campus of the Green Jobs Workforce Academy.
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Question reference: S6W-07161
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government in what respects the Green Jobs Workforce Academy fulfils the dictionary definition of an “Academy” as "an institution for study or training in a special field".
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Question reference: S6W-07162
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the consultation on its Phase 2 of permitted development rights; when it expects the new regulations will be in place, and what it can do in the meantime to speed up planning permission for supermarkets and other businesses that wish to install EV chargers for the public that are higher than the current 1.6 metre limit.
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Question reference: S6W-07073
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) timetable for the delivery and (b) latest estimated overall cost of public money of the two new ferries being built for the CalMac fleet.
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Question reference: S6W-07069
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Finance, (b) Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport and (c) Minister for Transport last met representatives from Ferguson Marine to discuss the delivery of ferries for the CalMac fleet, and what specifically was discussed at any meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-07071
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the two dual-fuel engines ordered by Ferguson Marine for the delivery of two ferries for the CalMac fleet are fit for purpose.
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Question reference: S6W-07072
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost is of public money for the two dual-fuel engines ordered by Ferguson Marine for the delivery of two ferries for the CalMac fleet.