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-26109
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how often it meets with officials from the Health and Safety Executive.
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Question reference: S5W-26108
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Health and Safety Executive regarding ongoing concerns about health and safety at the Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran.
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Question reference: S5W-26038
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 6 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to encourage the sharing of data on chemical safety that is jointly-owned through consortia, to help avoid duplicative tests on animals for the purposes of a Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) registration.
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Question reference: S5W-25247
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, when revising its Climate Change Plan, what (a) percentage reduction and (b) megatonne savings from 1990 levels, will the plan be written to meet.
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Question reference: S5W-25431
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how the second strategic transport projects review will engage with (a) the public and (b) stakeholders (i) online and (ii) via public events, and what the timescale will be for this.
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Question reference: S5W-25248
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) stakeholder engagement and (b) period of parliamentary scrutiny it plans for the revision of its Climate Change Plan.
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Question reference: S5W-25249
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent the percentage interim targets proposed in its Climate Change Bill equates to.
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Question reference: S5O-03600
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what provisions are in place to ensure that there is adequate cover for music tutors in schools during periods of maternity or paternity leave.
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Question reference: S5W-25262
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the review into the Climate Challenge Fund.
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Question reference: S5W-24901
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to further the conservation objectives for the West Shetland Shelf MPA.
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