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-26895
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing with faith groups, including churches, to ensure that they understand how the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 potentially impacts on their practice, in light of reports that some faith communities are unsure about what impact the Act could have on them.
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Question reference: S6W-26900
- Asked by: John Swinney, MSP for Perthshire North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of staff currently employed by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner were previously serving police officers.
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Question reference: S6W-26891
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether open net salmon farming is a sustainable method of food production, in light of the article published in Nature on 7 March 2024, which found that mass die-offs on salmon farms have been increasing over the last decade in every country where salmon farming operates, including Scotland, and that increasing mortality results in increased waste along the supply chain, including wild-caught fish and soy used for feed, wrasse used as cleaner fish, and medicines and chemicals used for treatments.
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Question reference: S6W-26882
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering any further legislation to tackle street litter.
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Question reference: S6W-26888
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce its decision on whether it will be adopting the recommendations by the UK Government's Animal Welfare Committee on farmed fish welfare.
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Question reference: S6W-26889
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done to assess any impact of salmon farm mass mortality events on the welfare of (a) salmon farm workers and (b) local communities, in light of the article published in Nature on 7 March 2024, which found that mass die-offs on salmon farms have reportedly been increasing over the last decade in every country where salmon farming operates, including Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26885
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26224 by Fiona Hyslop on 16 April 2024, whether it will measure current traffic flows using the two junctions and test the subsequent impact on traffic flows from a temporary closure of the M74 Junction 1 Kingston Interchange, in order to develop a robust data set that can inform the reported recent commitments made by Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government in Glasgow's strategic plan for 2022-27 to reduce the impact of the M8 on the city centre.
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Question reference: S6W-26887
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland's pilot to no longer investigate some minor crimes in the north east, and whether there are any plans to roll this out across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26890
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work is being done to reduce any reliance the salmon farm industry has on new technological measures to mitigate against reported rising fish mortalities, in light of the finding in the article published in Nature on 7 March 2024 that the "risks [of mass mortality events] are often introduced [by human cause] and can increase in frequency and scale when dependent on technology and infrastructure to produce in environments not naturally conducive to the scale of production".
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Question reference: S6W-26883
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26518 by Gillian Martin on 15 April 2024, whether it will detail the proposals and timeline for the delivery of the recommendations of the Transmission Network Short Life Working Group.
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