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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-37884
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to support livestock farmers in reducing methane emissions, in line with the Climate Change Committee's 2045 net zero pathway.
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Question reference: S6W-37840
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any link between teacher assessed grades and the reported increase in university drop-out rates.
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Question reference: S6W-37778
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average timescale is for an application that is submitted by a private landlord to evict a tenant to be heard at the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber).
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Question reference: S6W-37886
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it will engage with crofters and smallholders in the transition to low carbon land use.
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Question reference: S6W-37852
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the University of Edinburgh regarding reports that the university plans to reduce jobs by up to 1,750.
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Question reference: S6W-37776
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37224 by Ivan McKee on 13 May 2025, what the average occupancy rate has been over the last five years for its offices at (a) 10 Commerce Street (Fraserburgh Fishery Office), (b) 28 Cunzie Street (Anstruther Fishery Office), (c) 40 Hall Street (Campbeltown Fishery Office), (d) 5 Atlantic Quay, (e) 7 Ferry Terminal Building (Kirkwall Fishery Office), (f) AB1 Building, (g) Alexander Fleming House, (h) Alexandra Buildings (Lerwick Fishery Office), (i) Bothwell House (Ground and First Floors), (j) Brooms Road - Dumfries, (k) Bute House, (l) Caley Building (Peterhead Fishery Office), (m) Charlotte House, (n) Compass House, (o) Culag Pier (Lochinver Fishery Office), (p) Custom House (Stornoway Fishery Office), (q) Denholm House, (r) Fishmarket Building (Eyemouth Fishery Office), (s) Garage No.2 Lockup, North St, Fraserburgh, (t) Hadrian House, (u) Harbour Buildings (Mallaig Fishery Office), (v) Inchbraoch House, (w) James Street, (x) Kinlochbervie Fishery Office - Number 7, (y) Ocean Trade Centre, (z) Office at Tarbert Fish Market, (aa) Russell House, (ab) Kinlochbervie Fishery Office - Number 5, (ac) Saughton House - land, (ad) Scotland House - Brussels, (ae) Scotland House - London, (af) St Ola House (Scrabster Fishery Office), (ag) Strathearn House, (ah) The Douglas Centre (Buckie Fishery Office), (ai) The Island Centre, Crossapol, (aj) The Links, Golspie, (ak) The Zoology Building, (al) Unit 4, Seagate, Peterhead, (am) Unit 4B Kinlochleven Business Park, (an) Unit 5, Old Quay - Campbeltown and (ao) West Shore Street (Ullapool Fishery Office).
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Question reference: S6W-37828
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what capital investment it has made to reduce water leakage since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-37872
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998, how it will ensure that the human right to respect for private life is protected in the implementation of any measures that it is taking as result of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
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Question reference: S6W-37871
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it is working to ensure that parliamentary staff have the right to work free from any discrimination and harassment, regardless of gender identity.
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Question reference: S6T-02550
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its current investment in youth work is sufficient, in light of reports of an increase in youth violence and the loss of local youth services in recent years.
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