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: S5O-02021
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns raised by commuters regarding the level of stop-skipping by services that are scheduled to call at Drumchapel station.
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Question reference: S5O-01991
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to farmers and crofters who face adverse financial circumstances following the recent extreme weather.
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Question reference: S5W-14666
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the compliance of (a) farmers, (b) gamekeepers, (c) pest controllers and (d) local authority staff with the (i) Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use Code of Best Practice and (ii) rules governing the purchase and safe use of rodenticides to prevent the secondary poisoning of non-target species.
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Question reference: S5W-14665
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the levels of rodenticides in (a) red kites, (b) kestrels, (c) barn owls and (d) other non-target species in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5O-01737
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging public bodies to do more to promote human rights.
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Question reference: S5F-01972
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2018
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is marking Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Question reference: S5O-01691
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving rights for children with additional support needs.
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Question reference: S5W-13090
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of future reductions in defence spending on (a) jobs and (b) the economy in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-01618
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact of Brexit on environmental legislation.
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Question reference: S5W-12960
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 24 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the names of each special adviser, broken down by (a) responsibility and (b) pay band, and what the total cost of employing special advisers was in 2016-17.
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