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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Question reference: S6W-31792
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Transport last met with Erik Østergaard (a) in person and (b) remotely.
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Question reference: S6W-32085
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to conclude its review of the use of ultra-high frequency electronic identification in livestock.
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Question reference: S6W-32095
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to mobile larder infrastructure to support deer managers where there is a deficit of lardering facilities.
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Question reference: S6W-32083
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to better enable coastal communities to have their views heard in marine policy work undertaken by the Scottish Government, including (a) the National Marine Plan 2, (b) fisheries planning and (c) regional marine planning.
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Question reference: S6W-32097
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to provide deer managers with clarity about the circumstances under which NatureScot might intervene on deer management issues under any new interventionist powers predicated on nature recovery.
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Question reference: S6W-32086
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) EU regarding the implementation of ultra-high frequency electronic identification technology in livestock, in light of EU regulation specifying low frequency.
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Question reference: S6W-32096
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the deer management incentive pilot schemes currently in operation in central Scotland and Loch Ness.
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Question reference: S6W-32087
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the number of Scottish animals slaughtered in England and vice versa, and what assessment it has made of any impact of its proposal to adopt ultra-high frequency electronic identification technology.
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Question reference: S6W-32084
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of any impact of adopting ultra-high frequency electronic identification technology on the trade of Scottish cattle and beef with England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Question reference: S6W-32094
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support deer managers by investing in community larder and processing infrastructure.
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