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-00552
- 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 will establish an inquiry into the workings of the Crofting Commission.
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Question reference: S5W-00551
- 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 has confidence in the convener of the Crofting Commission.
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Question reference: S5W-00553
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Crofting Commission dismissed the Mangersta grazing committee and whether it upholds this dismissal.
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Question reference: S5W-00619
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) most recent and (b) forecast passenger numbers are on the Borders Railway at (i) Edinburgh Waverley, (ii) Newcraighall, (iii) Shawfair, (iv) Eskbank, (v) Newtongrange, (vi) Gorebridge, (vii) Stow, (viii) Galashiels and (ix) Tweedbank station.
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Question reference: S5W-00620
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the greater number of passengers than anticipated on the Borders Railway line, what Transport Scotland is doing to adjust its passenger forecasting formula.
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Question reference: S5W-00754
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many times in each of the past 12 months services on the Far North Line have not stopped at (a) Beauly and (b) Conon Bridge station because they were subject to delay, broken down by the reason for the delay.
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Question reference: S5W-00554
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list those circumstances in which grants paid to grazing committees from public funds for agricultural and environmental schemes should be distributed in the first instance to individual shareholders, and what safeguards there are to ensure that public funds allocated in this way are used for the intended purposes.
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Question reference: S5O-00044
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support families accessing children's services.
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Question reference: S4W-30223
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many Basic Payment Scheme applications for amounts (a) up to £5,000, (b) from £5,000 to £10,000, (c) from £10,001 to £15,000, (d) from £15,001 to £20,000, (e) from £20,001 to £30,000, (f) from £30,001 to £40,000, (g) from £40,001 to £50,000, (h) £50,001 to £60,000, (i) from £60,001 to £70,000, (j) from £70,001 to £80,000, (k) from £80,001 to £90,000, (l) from £90,001 to £100,000 and (m) in excess of £100,000 were settled by 29 February 2016 and how many were awaiting processing on that date.
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Question reference: S4W-30472
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications it has received under the Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme, and what the predicted payment is per head.
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