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-31757
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 22 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to landlords where rental payments are not received from tenants.
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Question reference: S5W-31713
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31329 by Fergus Ewing on 3 September 2020, for what reason VisitScotland advertises the entry point to the route as near Gretna, instead of Junction 44 where the route begins.
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Question reference: S5W-31717
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the commitment in its Programme for Government to expand Scotland's national forests and land by an additional 18,000 Ha per year by 2024, what proportion of this will comprise native species.
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Question reference: S5W-31714
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to small and medium-sized forestry-related businesses.
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Question reference: S5W-31716
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to land managers wishing to create small-scale woodland.
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Question reference: S5W-31715
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that jobs created in the forestry and timber supply chain are based in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-31557
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to follow EU rules that require a reduction in the support that can be provided to less favoured area farms and crofts.
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Question reference: S5W-31556
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will retain 2018 levels of Less Favoured Area Support Scheme payments up until 2024.
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Question reference: S5W-31555
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will confirm to farmers the level of support that it will provide to less favoured areas.
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Question reference: S5W-31558
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement by the NFU Scotland Less Favoured Area Committee Chair that "we currently don’t have clarity on what the Scottish Government’s intentions are for paying LFASS (Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme) 2020 claims".