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.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether all Scottish Ministers are of the same view regarding the allocation of government resources for the establishment of freeports in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on data published by NatureScot reportedly stating that the deer population in Scotland now exceeds one million and is increasing.
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the annual deer cull returns for (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
To ask the Scottish Government what impact COVID-19 restrictions had on the numbers of deer culled in 2021-22.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish an updated deer management strategy to implement the recommendations in the Deer Working Group report.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for new cull targets for deer populations.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to bring forward any new incentives for land managers in relation to deer management.
To ask the Scottish Government when NatureScot will publish a progress report on the implementation of each of the Deer Working Group recommendations that the Scottish Government accepted.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the reported £700 million revenue from the ScotWind offshore wind leasing auction will be entirely ringfenced to support the transition to net zero and investment in infrastructure to maximise the supply chain job opportunities in Scotland from the auction.
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the reported £700 million revenue from the ScotWind offshore wind leasing auction is projected to be received in the financial year 2022-23.