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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.

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Question reference: S5W-22448

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14474 by Fergus Ewing on 13 March 2018, how many animals were consigned from Scotland to continental Europe on journeys via England for (a) breeding, (b) fattening/production and (c) slaughter in each year since 2017, broken down by species.

Information supplied by the Animal and Plant Health Agency lists 2,421 animals as having been consigned from Scottish holdings to continental Europe on journeys via England in 2018.

2018 Live Exports	Cattle	Sheep	Pigs	Goats
Breeding	2,231	170	0	0
Fattening/Production	0	20	0	0
Slaughter	0	0	0	0

The number of animals exported for breeding includes 1,275 male dairy calves who were transported to northern Spain as certified for breeding. It is believed that these calves will actually enter the fattening and production process.

Question reference: S5F-03189

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2019

To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported travel chaos on the Borders Railway last weekend as a result of a number of train cancellations, whether the Scottish Government considers that the ScotRail franchise continues to be sustainable.

Question reference: S5O-03049

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it will mark the contribution to the Parliament of staff past and present who were here in 1999.

Question reference: S5F-03103

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2019

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government is confident that it will end traditional black bag waste and a range of recyclable materials being buried in the ground by its target of 2021.

Question reference: S5F-03043

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2019

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on whether learning to play a musical instrument should be a core subject in schools.

Question reference: S5W-20291

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Andy Wightman on 4 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S5W-17225 by Andy Wightman on 25 June 2018, whether it will provide an update on how many cross party groups there are.

Question reference: S5F-02837

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 November 2018

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will ban the use of dog shock collars.

Question reference: S5F-02693

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 October 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2018

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on the use of Daylight Saving Time.

Question reference: S5W-18803

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to extend the trunking of the A7 North to Edinburgh from the A6091(A68) roundabout.

Question reference: S5W-18596

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-08841 by Roseanna Cunningham on 3 May 2017, whether it has come to a view on the banning of the sale of puppies and kittens from pet shops following its review last year.

The member might be aware that the sale of puppies and kittens from traditional pet shops is extremely uncommon in Scotland. The Scottish Government committed, in the Programme for Government 2017-8, to preparing legislation for a modern system of registration and licensing of animal sanctuaries and rehoming activities which could potentially be used as a means of unregulated third-party selling. Following a public consultation, held between December 2017 and March 2018, the Scottish Government is drafting legislation, for the approval of the Scottish Parliament, which will provide appropriate licensing arrangements whilst minimising the burden on local authority inspectors.

The largest volume of sales of puppies and kittens in Scotland are carried out by breeders. The Scottish Government launched a public consultation on 7 September 2018 to propose improvements to the licensing of dog, cat and rabbit breeding which will improve the conditions in which animals are bred and extend legal protection to a greater number of animals.