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-17639
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Neil Gray on 27 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on supply chain opportunities arising from Scotland’s offshore wind potential and ScotWind.
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Question reference: S6W-16863
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi McAllan on 31 March 2023
To ask what the Scottish Government’s response is to advice received from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in December 2022 that technical adjustments should be made to Scotland's annual emission targets in the 2020s to ensure such targets are aligned with revisions to international standards in carbon accounting.
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Question reference: S6W-15893
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the tender awards for the Climate Just Communities programme, and what percentage of the £36 million Climate Justice Fund will go towards this initiative.
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Question reference: S6F-01959
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2023
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the AR6 synthesis report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Question reference: S6W-15580
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to undertake a programme of analysis to better understand Scotland’s energy requirements as it transitions to net zero.
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Question reference: S6O-01973
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its initial assessment is of any potential impacts that the Windsor Framework may have on Scotland’s economy.
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Question reference: S6O-01938
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that Scotland keeps as aligned as possible with European policy developments.
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Question reference: S6F-01832
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the future role of women in driving entrepreneurial activity and economic growth, in light of the publication of the report, Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship.
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Question reference: S6W-15223
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 February 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 20 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on Ana Stewart’s independent review on women in entrepreneurship.
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Question reference: S6W-15011
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress NHS Lothian has made against the recommendations included in the British Academy of Audiology report to improve the Paediatric Audiology Service to ensure it is both safe and fit for purpose.