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: S5W-04998
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-04594 by Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2016, where and by whom containers of diseased salmon morts are checked for biosecurity compliance during their journey from farm to final disposal, and how many such journeys have taken place in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-04844
- 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 1 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that there is (a) consistent and (b) accurate labelling of beef products.
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Question reference: S5W-04820
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the objectives of the Political Declaration on Energy Cooperation between the North Seas Countries; what involvement it will have in delivering its aims; what contribution it is making to its work programme, and whether it is taking action to ensure that the declaration will (a) take account of ecological impacts and (b) support research and development in offshore renewable technologies.
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Question reference: S5O-00409
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 30 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the impact of air pollution on health inequalities in Mid Scotland and Fife.
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Question reference: S5W-03345
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it (a) has carried out and (b) plans regarding the potential impact of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on (i) each economic sector and (ii) workers' rights in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-04479
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it did not participate in the recent case in the High Court of Justice between ClientEarth (No.2) and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Question reference: S5W-04478
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent ruling in the High Court of Justice in the case between ClientEarth (No.2) and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Question reference: S5W-04594
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what precautions are taken to ensure that there is no leakage of disease contaminated waste into bodies of water containing wild fish when salmon that have been killed by disease are transported from the Highlands and Islands for incineration in England.
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Question reference: S5W-04592
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted a safety and welfare review of use of the Thermolicer device in salmon farms.
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Question reference: S5W-04593
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Thermolicer is licensed for use in Scotland and, if not, what information it has regarding whether Marine Harvest had a Home Office licence to carry out experiments using the device.
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