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-23879
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of figures from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, which record that 932 racing dogs in the UK were killed in the last year and 4,963 were injured, what discussions it has had with the board regarding welfare conditions in Scotland, and what commitments it has received in response.
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Question reference: S5W-23878
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of figures from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, which record that 932 racing dogs in the UK were killed in the last year and 4,963 were injured, what its position is regarding whether the breeding, importing or exporting of these dogs for racing in Scotland is consistent with responsible breeding or ownership.
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Question reference: S5O-03407
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding the status of the New School Butterstone.
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Question reference: S5W-23420
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken any international engagement to ensure that Good Food Nation legislation incorporates the latest knowledge on sustainable global food systems.
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Question reference: S5W-23422
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how Good Food Nation legislation will protect the vital ecosystems that underpin the food and drink sector.
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Question reference: S5W-23421
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how Good Food Nation legislation will work to reduce the impact of domestic food production on biodiversity and the wider environment.
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Question reference: S5W-23418
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the contribution of Scottish biodiversity to human health.
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Question reference: S5W-23419
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution of natural pollinators to Scotland's (a) economy and (b) food and drink sector.
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Question reference: S5W-23258
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of large-scale wildfires in recent years, whether it is planning (a) any further regulation of muirburn and (b) on making full compliance with the Muirburn Code a statutory requirement.
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Question reference: S5W-23256
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is planning to make it easier for public authorities to identify and prosecute those who cause damage to private property and public interests by the reckless setting of muirburn.
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