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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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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 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-35337

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 14 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost of chartering the MV Alfred is, including the most recent extension.

Question reference: S6W-35347

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 14 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it has created opportunities for new entrants to farming through its publicly owned land.

Question reference: S6W-35338

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 14 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the evacuation system on the MV Isle of Mull will be upgraded.

Question reference: S6W-34924

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how often it meets the National Specialist Services Committee; when it last met the committee, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S6W-34583

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent research published by the James Hutton Institute, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and Forest Research, examining the efficacy of tree planting on carbon capture.

Question reference: S6W-34584

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to the potential for soil carbon losses when increasing tree cover with the aim to capture carbon, through its tree planting targets.

Question reference: S6W-34923

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many procedures the National Specialist Services Committee has signed off (a) in each of the last 10 years and (b) since April 2024.

Question reference: S6W-34489

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government under what grounds people with Huntington’s disease might be refused access to support from (a) general psychiatry and (b) community mental health teams despite their Huntington’s disease specialist and/or clinical lead seeking to refer them to these services.

Question reference: S6W-33974

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how people in the NHS Highland area who are impacted by Huntington’s disease can access support from (a) general psychiatry and (b) community mental health teams.

Question reference: S6W-33951

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many VisitScotland destination development directors were in post each December since 2018, and where each was located.