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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 4 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-35687

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently working on the Islands Connectivity Plan.

Question reference: S6W-35682

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the Northern Isles Ferry Service booking system will open for bookings for dates beyond 31 December 2025.

Question reference: S6W-35684

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29010 by Neil Gray on 28 August 2024, when it will confirm a start date for the review of the NHS Scotland patient travel scheme.

Question reference: S6W-35685

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed review of the NHS Scotland patient travel scheme will include the impact of local authority visitor levies on NHS patients travelling for treatment.

Question reference: S6W-35427

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-35262 by Mairi Gougeon on 3 March 2025, how it will monitor and enforce the use of remote electronic monitoring for (a) Scottish vessels and (b) non-Scottish vessels, after these requirements come into force on 7 March 2026.

Question reference: S6W-35215

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Shetland Islands Regional Marine Plan to be adopted.

Question reference: S6W-35354

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government with regard to Walls, Hillswick and Bressay fire stations in Shetland, which were served with improvement notices by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), what discusssions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) regarding how this situation arose, and how it will support SFRS in making the necessary changes to meet the deadline of 22 August 2025 set by the HSE.

Question reference: S6W-35262

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the mandatory remote electronic monitoring requirements for pelagic fishing vessels come into force and how these apply to (a) Scottish and (b) non-Scottish vessels operating in the Scottish zone.

Question reference: S6W-34813

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the timescale for Community Led Local Development funding is challenging, in light of reported concerns that "top-up" funding being awarded in December 2024 leaves only around 12 weeks for projects to be conceived and applied for and for grants to be processed, awarded and claimed.

Question reference: S6W-34811

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reviewing the timescales of the Community Led Local Development Programme to ensure that deadlines can be met.