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: S5W-23142
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it made changes to the mapping process for single farm payments applications so close to the deadline for submitting them.
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Question reference: S5O-03286
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support health services in rural areas.
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Question reference: S5O-03194
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Highlands and Islands have been awarded a Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment since December 2018, and how many have had their applications rejected.
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Question reference: S5O-03146
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited regarding the incident on 5 April 2019 when a plane left Kirkwall Airport without air traffic control clearance.
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Question reference: S5W-22443
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many rail services were (a) cancelled or (b) delayed, broken down by minutes delayed, following the breakdown of a freight train on the single track north of Dalwhinnie on 11 March 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-22447
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when double-tracking will be installed on the railway line north of Dalwhinnie to prevent blockages, such as that caused by the breakdown of a freight train on 11 March 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-22302
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an islands impact assessment of the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) remote towers project and, if so, whether it will publish the findings.
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Question reference: S5W-22301
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs will be (a) directly and (b) indirectly lost because of the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) remote towers project, also broken down by the total value in salaries lost, and what the economic impact will be on each community affected.
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Question reference: S5O-03085
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to Orkney and Shetland island councils to continue to operate inter-islands ferries services.
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Question reference: S5T-01570
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent BBC investigation, what action it is taking regarding its dealings with Natural Retreats and CairnGorm Mountain Limited.