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-19084
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government which rail stations in the Mid Scotland and Fife region have platforms that are only accessible via stairs.
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Question reference: S5W-18889
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the sea lice trigger levels in the Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture to be effective in safeguarding fish welfare, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-18876
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the publication by The Ferret on 3 September 2018 of photographs and videos that reportedly show salmon at an aquaculture site in Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis that are infested with sea lice and display fin and tail damage.
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Question reference: S5W-18875
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) inspectors and (b) veterinary officials in the (i) Fish Health Inspectorate and (ii) Animal and Plant Health Agency have expertise in fish welfare.
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Question reference: S5W-18877
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many sea lice trigger (a) 3 (notification) and (b) 8 (intervention) enforcement notices have been issued by the Fish Health Inspectorate in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-18898
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kezia Dugdale on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will encourage the sale of rose veal in the Garden Level Restaurant.
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Question reference: S5W-18683
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much direct investment it has made in university sports in each year since 2007, also broken down by (a) capital, (b) revenue and (c) institution.
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Question reference: S5W-18601
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the long-term remit is of the Scottish Food Commission, and when it will next meet.
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Question reference: S5W-18600
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the paper, Recommendations from the Scottish Food Commission for the implementation of, and content for, the Scottish Good Food Nation Bill.
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