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
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Question reference: S4W-27216
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what secondary legislation under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 it plans to introduce before March 2016.
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Question reference: S4W-27217
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards the development of an animal health and welfare strategy.
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Question reference: S4W-27367
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26063 by Fergus Ewing on 22 June 2015, when it will provide a substantive update on its plans for a consultation and accompanying work on unconventional gas and fracking.
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Question reference: S4W-27366
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement on unconventional oil and gas by Fergus Ewing on 28 January 2015 (Official Report, c. 17), what progress it has made on (a) commissioning a full public health impact assessment, (b) conducting further work into strengthening planning guidance and (c) looking at further tightening of environmental regulations.
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Question reference: S4O-04648
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions regarding new cultural investment it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council.
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Question reference: S4W-27441
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will publish the options paper on the introduction of an environmental court, as laid out in the 2011 SNP manifesto; what stakeholder consultation is planned, and whether it expects to reach a conclusion or publish a decision in advance of the 2016 election.
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Question reference: S4W-27388
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to allocate any Barnett consequentials arising from the new vehicle excise duty.
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Question reference: S4W-27101
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 August 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 16 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it carried out with its scientific advisors prior to its recent decision on GM crops, and what advice they provided.
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Question reference: S4F-02949
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2015
To ask the First Minister whether the timetable for the conclusion of the evidence-gathering process and public consultation regarding the moratorium on fracking and unconventional gas extraction will be published before the October recess.
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Question reference: S4W-27215
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 14 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question SW4-25062 by Aileen McLeod on 21 April 2015, what the timeframe is for the review and how it will be carried out.
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