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-02206
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with representatives of the Scottish fishing industry on the phased implementation of the discard ban.
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Question reference: S5W-01874
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the pay of a (a) cook, (b) chief steward and (c) worker on the 1B pay scale by CalMac compares with the equivalent by Marine Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-02201
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all farmers applying for CAP funding in 2017-18 receive the correct materials to carry out the required mapping processes.
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Question reference: S5W-02207
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to set up a new entrants scheme for fishermen.
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Question reference: S5W-02205
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that the Scottish fishing quota is retained by active fishermen.
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Question reference: S5W-01873
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 6 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates since April 2016 Marine Scotland vessels have sailed without a full complement of crew, also broken down by the members of crew who were absent.
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Question reference: S5W-02064
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recent announcement by the UK Government that EU structural and investment fund projects signed before the Autumn Statement will be guaranteed after the UK leaves the EU, applies equally to Scotland, and which schemes under the Scottish Rural Development Programme are covered by the announcement.
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Question reference: S5W-02063
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recent announcement by the UK Government, in relation to leaving the EU, to continue agricultural funding to 2020 applies equally to Scotland, and which CAP payments are covered by this announcement.
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Question reference: S5W-01569
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to protect the funding that is currently provided to land managers carrying out agri-environment scheme work under pillar two of the common agricultural policy after the UK leaves the EU.
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Question reference: S5W-01570
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans with the UK Government to ensure that the "greening” element of the common agricultural policy will not be weakened before the UK leaves the EU.
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