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-14228
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of increasing confidence in the industry and the comment by the chief executive of Premier Oil that "there is a bounce across the sector", what engagement it is having with the oil and gas firms to ensure that they are properly supported in recovery and realising potential.
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Question reference: S5W-14234
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the projections from energy consultancy ,Wood Mackenzie, that North Sea oil and gas production will average 1.9 millions barrels per day in 2018, and what impact such production levels might have on Scotland's (a) export figures, (b) economy and (c) employment.
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Question reference: S5W-14230
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Premier Oil’s Catcher oilfield is producing 20,000 barrels per day, and what impact this will have on employment.
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Question reference: S5W-14229
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Royal Dutch Shell plans to redevelop its Penguins oilfield, and what impact this will have on employment.
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Question reference: S5W-14654
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the discontinuation by Lufthansa of direct flights between Aberdeen and Frankfurt will have on (a) tourism, (b) business and (c) the economy in the north east, and what discussions it has had regarding attracting more direct overseas flights to operate from Aberdeen.
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Question reference: S5W-14191
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin the provision of free sanitary products in schools, and how it will (a) work with and (b) support local authorities in carrying this out.
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Question reference: S5W-14637
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2018
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress of the first phase of the Aberdeen to Inverness Improvement Project.
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Question reference: S5W-14003
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 6 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to (a) monitor and (b) control numbers of goosanders in order to protect (i) salmon and (ii) other freshwater fish populations.
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Question reference: S5W-14002
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 6 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Natural Heritage issues advice to salmon fishery districts on best practice for control measures for goosanders.
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Question reference: S5W-14004
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that non-native, invasive species such as giant hogweed and Himalayan balsam have increased on river banks in Aberdeenshire due to greater seed distribution caused by Storm Frank in 2015, and what support can be provided to reverse this trend.