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: S6W-05017
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent RSPB publication, Birds of Conservation Concern 5, whether it plans to (a) review the list of game species and (b) remove species that have now been red-listed, including ptarmigan and woodcock, from the list of game species.
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Question reference: S6W-05153
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to encourage bus passengers to wear a face covering, unless they are exempt.
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Question reference: S6W-05014
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the proposed licensing of grouse moors, whether it will consider putting in place a system to quantify and publish the number of gamebirds and other quarry species that are shot in Scotland each year.
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Question reference: S6W-05110
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will measure the impact of free bus travel for under 22s.
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Question reference: S6W-05109
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its review of concessionary travel schemes.
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Question reference: S6O-00609
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the rural affairs secretary last met Marine Scotland to discuss Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-05194
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to Scotland’s Climate Assembly’s recommendations.
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Question reference: S6W-04716
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 13 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the proposed governance structure for when the ScotRail franchise is managed by the Operator of Last Resort from March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-04524
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 13 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the review of snares will include considering banning their use to trap domestic animals, including cats.
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Question reference: S6W-04672
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ban the (a) sale and (b) use of lead shot.
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