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-00919
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make bullying a specific offence.
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Question reference: S5W-00921
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to formalise and record nationally the number of young people bullied in schools.
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Question reference: S5W-00875
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 29 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement the (a) Assignation of and Succession to Agricultural Tenancies and (b) Rent Review section of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-00910
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the less favoured area support scheme payments work to mitigate relative disadvantage.
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Question reference: S5W-00918
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £65.5 million budget for the less favoured area support scheme for 2016 has been spent; how much has been projected to be spent in the remainder of the year, and whether it plans to reduce payments in 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-00917
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many farmers and crofters have received support from the less favoured area support scheme since January 2015 who were refused support between 2010 and 2014, broken down by month.
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Question reference: S5O-00078
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 29 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it is planning to address homelessness in rural areas.
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Question reference: S5W-00861
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that domestic abuse only courts provide a better service to victims of domestic abuse and a more focussed and managed criminal justice response to this issue.
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Question reference: S5W-00862
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to roll out domestic abuse courts in the Highlands and Islands.
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Question reference: S5W-00550
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 27 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is satisfied with how the Crofting Commission has acted in all matters relating to the dismissal of the Mangersta grazing committee.