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-05983
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 17 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-04342 by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 November 2016, by what date it will publish the findings of the review by Scottish Natural Heritage.
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Question reference: S5W-05982
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 17 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish its response to the consultation on the extension of wildlife crime investigative powers for inspectors in the Scottish SPCA.
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Question reference: S5T-00323
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support local authority action to reduce air pollution.
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Question reference: S5O-00556
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce a decision regarding tuition fee support for EU students applying for courses for 2018-19.
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Question reference: S5W-05485
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the implementation of the living wage for private sector care workers delivering services for local authorities can be sustained beyond 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-05486
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the leaders of Stirling and Clackmannanshire councils to discuss the City Deal bid.
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Question reference: S5W-04843
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many reports have been made to the Food Standards Scotland Scottish Food Crime Hotline, also broken down by how many referred to the suspected mislabelling of beef products.
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Question reference: S5W-04845
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of the suspected mislabelling of beef products have been made to the Scottish Food Crimes and Incidents Unit, and how many have led to official investigations.
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