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: S4W-16260
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 July 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to privatise national parks.
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Question reference: S4W-16262
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 July 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its funding plans are for future allocations to national parks.
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Question reference: S4W-16261
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 July 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to national parks since 2007, broken down by year.
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Question reference: S4W-15816
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how wildlife crime officers have been deployed in each local policing area by Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-15768
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing further legislation to protect birds of prey and their nests from persecution.
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Question reference: S4W-15766
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 18 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing further legislation to protect white-tailed eagles and their nests.
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Question reference: S4W-15811
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 15 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the vicarious liability provisions in the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 are (a) understood and (b) enforced.
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Question reference: S4W-15812
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 15 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what further steps it is planning to address wildlife crime.
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Question reference: S4W-15770
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 15 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that sentencing limits for people convicted of wildlife crimes are an adequate deterrent.
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Question reference: S4W-15769
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 15 July 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the robustness of vicarious liability under the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 to deal with the persecution of birds of prey and their nests and what advice it has sought on the matter.
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