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-01242
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the rural economy in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.
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Question reference: S5W-10817
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it and its agencies have had with Cairngorm Mountain regarding the development of an artificial ski slope, and what impact this would have on tourism in the local area.
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Question reference: S5W-10441
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many Gaelic medium education teachers have been trained in each year since 2010.
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Question reference: S5W-10440
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the number of Gaelic teachers to meet the demand for Gaelic medium education.
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Question reference: S5W-10294
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling the impact of the squirrelpox virus, which can be fatal to red squirrels.
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Question reference: S5W-10293
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) stop the reported decline of Scotland’s red squirrel population, (b) improve conditions for red squirrels and (c) tackle the reported spread of grey squirrels.
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Question reference: S5W-10292
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors red and grey squirrel distributions across Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-10295
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for a long-term, cost-effective means of controlling the reported spread of the non-native grey squirrel.
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Question reference: S5W-10291
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it can secure greater participation by (a) landowners and (b) volunteers in Scotland’s grey squirrel control effort.
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Question reference: S5W-10037
- Asked by: Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to the consultation on a draft referendum bill.