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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: S5F-02056

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5O-01757

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cupar North relief road will be funded through the Tay Cities Deal.

Question reference: S5W-13655

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 30 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider using the £20 million it has committed for Cupar North Development in the Tay Cities Deal plan to support alternative proposals in north east Fife.

The Scottish Government is committed to securing a City Region Deal for the Tay Cities as soon as possible, and we are currently considering all proposals and fully exploring all financing and funding options. A proposal to accelerate the Cupar Northern Bypass project is one of those put forward by the Tay Cities, but it is not possible, at this stage, for me to confirm details of which projects may or may not be included as part of the final deal.

Question reference: S5F-01985

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01946

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01881

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5O-01646

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when fatal accident inquiries into the M9 crash and the death of Sheku Bayoh will be held.

Question reference: S5F-01851

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2017

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-13048

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government on what date in 2018 will beavers (a) receive protection in line with the EU habitats directive and (b) be placed on the list of protected species, and what the implications of this will be.

The date on which beavers will (a) receive protection in line with the EU habitats directive and (b) be placed on the list of protected species, depends on the completion of the Strategic Environmental Assessment process, which is currently underway. It is expected that this will be completed and the Scottish Statutory Instrument laid in the first half of 2018. I refer the Member to the answer to question S5W-13045 on 11 December 2017 for further details on the implications of granting beavers protected status. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

Question reference: S5W-13049

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it gives to land and fishery managers regarding the (a) current and (b) future legal protection afforded to beavers.

There is no legal protection for beavers in Scotland at present. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), however, provides a free advisory service including a site visit by a specialist beaver adviser (if appropriate) in order to help land managers and others address impacts from beaver activity, through use of established management techniques that are widely used elsewhere in Europe. SNH advise that any management should take account of animal welfare, in particular between April and September when female beavers may have dependent young.

SNH is working with land and fishery managers through the Scottish Beaver Forum, which comprises a number of key partners including those with fisheries and land management interests, to advise on what European Protected Species status will mean for management of beavers. Some management activities will only be able to be carried out under a licence issued by SNH. A licensing framework is being developed by SNH in consultation with the Forum The framework will provide land managers with clear guidance on what management activity would require a licence (or not), the arrangements for licensing, and how specific beaver management techniques should be carried out to mitigate beaver impacts.