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-02788
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what oversight the Minister for Transport will have over the delivery of the Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 (CAFS 2) strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-02790
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on ensuring greater adherence to the legally-binding air quality limit values that apply in the EU.
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Question reference: S6W-02789
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when its modelling estimates that all Air Quality Objectives that apply in Scotland will be met.
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Question reference: S6W-02785
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the membership of the Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 (CAFS 2) Delivery Group.
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Question reference: S6W-02391
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on bringing deer management into closer alignment with Scotland’s Forestry Strategy 2019-2029.
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Question reference: S6O-00158
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its position is on the proposed timetable changes set out by ScotRail in its Fit for the Future consultation.
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Question reference: S6W-02008
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue with its approach of aligning with or exceeding EU environmental standards, and what its response is, regarding the potential impact on Scotland, to the UK Government’s reported proposals to change the application of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 in England.
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Question reference: S6W-02392
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 6 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address (a) the threat of (i) rhododendron ponticum invasion and (ii) overgrazing and (b) other key threats to native woodland condition.
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Question reference: S6W-02292
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what reasonable adjustments it has put in place to support disabled people applying for the STEM teacher education bursary, and whether it will consider introducing an extenuating circumstances policy as part of the application process.
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Question reference: S6W-02043
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available for land managers to manage beavers through (a) lethal control and (b) translocation.