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
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Question reference: S5W-08394
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns that the maximum penalties under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 for causing unnecessary suffering are not sufficient.
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Question reference: S5W-08258
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-04367 by Fergus Ewing on 10 November 2016, of the trips identified in the years 2014 to 2016 by vessels participating in the remote electronic monitoring fully documented fisheries schemes operated by Marine Scotland, what percentage of (a) total trips and (b) hauls taken do these represent.
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Question reference: S5W-08160
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of designated areas have seen (i) an improvement in, (ii) no improvement to and (iii) a decline in their Favourable status after three years of being included in a Delivering Favourable Condition Partnership action plan.
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Question reference: S5W-08259
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what target it has for the (a) number and (b) percentage of trips in 2017 by Scottish vessels that will be accompanied by fisheries observers.
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Question reference: S5W-08260
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-04367 by Fergus Ewing on 10 November 2016, how many vessels will be participating in the remote electronic monitoring fully documented fisheries schemes operated by Marine Scotland in 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-08262
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what consultations it has carried out with relevant stakeholders regarding the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division holding joint planning appeals, and what steps were taken to ensure public engagement in such consultations.
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Question reference: S5W-08261
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division to establish criteria for holding joint planning appeals.
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Question reference: S5W-08028
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent findings by the Accounts Commission regarding declining local authority budgets for street cleaning, what support it will offer to local authorities that have also seen declining levels of street cleanliness.
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Question reference: S5W-08029
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the impact that reductions in street cleanliness have on the (a) environment and (b) tourism industry.
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Question reference: S5W-07937
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on supporting "design" within a circular economy, and whether it will publish any reports regarding this.