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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-09328
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the avian flu outbreak, what measures it is putting in place to manage wild geese.
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Question reference: S6W-09329
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the avian flu outbreak, what consideration it has given to the culling of wild geese.
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Question reference: S6W-09357
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out its timetable for enshrining the human right to food in Scots Law.
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Question reference: S6W-09355
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact on Scotland of zero hour contracts.
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Question reference: S6W-09353
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to mitigate the reported rise in the use of food banks and ensure that adults and children are able to meet their basic needs.
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Question reference: S6W-09352
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of a national food emergency, what steps it is taking to address any such emergency and ensure that people in Scotland have urgent access to good food.
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Question reference: S6W-09351
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of a national food emergency, whether it will participate in a national summit to assist in the delivery of a plan to help feed people and ensure that their basic needs are met.
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Question reference: S6W-09356
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that zero hour contracts do not form part of public procurement.
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Question reference: S6W-09229
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the planned replacement ferry services for when Uig Harbour is closed for redevelopment, and what plans there are to ensure that freight capacity is not reduced during that period.
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Question reference: S6O-01283
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it plans to improve ferry services to the islands.