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: S6W-10310
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps will be taken to implement the recommendations of Environmental Standards Scotland report, Marine Scotland’s Enforcement of Acoustic Deterrent Devices.
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Question reference: S6W-10076
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be a sustainable deer population level in Scotland to meet Scottish Biodiversity Strategy targets for 2030 when numbers are reduced as planned from the current population of 1 million animals.
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Question reference: S6W-10075
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when NatureScot will publish deer cull data for (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-10077
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on replacing the current Wild Deer: A National Approach (WDNA) vision with a deer population management strategy using deer population and cull data.
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Question reference: S6W-10126
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools offer girls the same access as boys to football through (i) physical education lessons and (ii) after-school clubs.
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Question reference: S6W-10040
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the discussions that it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in relation to the importation of pheasants during the avian influenza outbreak.
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Question reference: S6W-10039
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances a moratorium on non-native gamebird releases could be applied.
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Question reference: S6W-10038
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported impact of the avian influenza outbreak, whether it will support risk assessments for non-native gamebird releases.
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Question reference: S6W-10102
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported calls for white-tailed eagles to be culled.
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Question reference: S6W-10041
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the introduction of the full registration of all non-native gamebird releases for monitoring purposes.