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-00104
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings (a) ministers and (b) officials have had with representatives from Graham's the Family Dairy at which development proposals at (i) Hill of Drip and (ii) Airthrey Kerse were discussed, broken down by (A) date and (B) location.
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Question reference: S5W-01024
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not provided a response to question S5W-00104, which had an expected answer date of 30 May 2016, and when it will now provide the information that was requested.
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Question reference: S5W-00972
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the potential impact of the Section D investment protection provisions of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on its ability to legislate in the interests of the public and the environment.
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Question reference: S5W-00973
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the potential impact of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on (a) public services, (b) regulatory standards and (c) public procurement in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-00974
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government, (b) Canadian Government and (c) European Commission regarding the potential impact of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on devolved competencies.
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Question reference: S5W-00937
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many enforcement orders were issued by Scottish Natural Heritage between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2015 in relation to the control of giant hogweed, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S5W-00301
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether its Resilience Division has a position on the distribution of stable iodine tablets to all households within 30km of nuclear facilities without waiting for an incident or accident to occur and, if so, what position.
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Question reference: S5W-00300
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action its Resilience Division has taken to plan a response to an attack on (a) fuel stores at nuclear reactor sites and (b) nuclear fuel flasks during transport.
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Question reference: S5W-00298
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the conclusions and recommendations in Nuclear Free Local Authorities briefing number 145, Nuclear security concerns – how secure is the UK civil nuclear sector, will have on its civil contingency planning.
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Question reference: S5W-00297
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet last discussed the risk of and response to a nuclear incident.
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