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: S5W-19803
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it estimates the backlog of repairs to Transport Scotland maintained bridges will be completed.
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Question reference: S5W-19804
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many Transport Scotland maintained bridges are currently out of use as a result of needing repairs, and how many have been out of use in each of the last five years for this reason.
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Question reference: S5W-19801
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many Transport Scotland maintained bridges have been identified as being in need of repairs.
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Question reference: S5W-19802
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost is of Transport Scotland's backlog of repair and maintenance work on bridges.
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Question reference: S5W-19695
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19440 by Michael Matheson on 31 October 2018, what the public performance measure (PPM) for each sector was at the start of the franchise commencement date, and whether all benchmarks are set in relation to this.
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Question reference: S5W-19657
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Dogs Trust’s latest report, Puppy Smuggling: When will this cruel trade end?, and what action it will take in response to the charity’s findings on the continued abuse of the Pet Travel Scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-19652
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the illegal importation of puppies into Scotland from Central and Eastern Europe.
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Question reference: S5W-19398
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason reference to prong collars was removed from its final guidance on dog training aids, and whether it supports their use.
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Question reference: S5W-19660
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that it has delivered on its commitment made in January 2018 to "effectively and promptly ban" the use of electric shock dog collars.
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Question reference: S5W-19655
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the use of electric shock collars is permitted if the user is not knowingly causing the dog unnecessary suffering.