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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-43532

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what area of Scotland's seabed located within the proposed Priority Marine Feature management area options, as published in September 2025, has been subject to towed bottom-contact gear, such as scallop dredging and trawling for nephrops, since the publication of the consultation on protection from these practices in July 2018.

Question reference: S6W-43542

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether procurement exercises for the migration of public EV charging infrastructure from ChargePlace Scotland required bidders to commit to tariff rates remaining at, or below, existing levels for any defined period, and, if so, whether it will specify the (a) duration and (b) conditions of any such requirement.

Question reference: S6W-43544

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how the £7 million committed from Transport Scotland’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund was allocated across the north of Scotland partnership responsible for migrating charging points, and whether it will provide a breakdown of the anticipated outcomes for each allocation of funding.

Question reference: S6W-43541

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority area of the companies awarded contracts to assume the administration of the public electric vehicle charging points previously operated under ChargePlace Scotland, and how many compliant bids were received for each contract.

Question reference: S6W-43543

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what oversight it provides of EZO’s performance under its 20-year contract to adopt and manage public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the north of Scotland, including in relation to service reliability, uptimes and response times for maintenance issues.

Question reference: S6W-43540

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation has been undertaken of any anticipated (a) environmental and (b) economic benefits of installing 570 new charging points by 2028 across the north of Scotland EV charging infrastructure partnership, including any anticipated impact on local businesses and tourism.

Question reference: S6W-43535

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether external consultants continue to be employed to assist with the development of management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, and, if so, when any such contracts run to.

Question reference: S6W-43534

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff have been allocated to the development of management measures for inshore Priority Marine Features, in each week since 2 September 2025.

Question reference: S6W-43533

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff have been allocated to the development of management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, in each week since 2 September 2025. 

Question reference: S6W-43380

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase domestic production of biofuels via used cooking oil.