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: S6W-21247
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to hold more online events on the Agriculture Bill in 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-21246
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish the minutes that were taken during each of its online events for the Agriculture Bill in 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-21400
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it means by “efficiencies” when it refers to Tier 3 payments, as stated in the consultation on the proposed Agriculture Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-21398
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it will encourage food production under Tier 2 payments in the proposed Agriculture Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-21397
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to concerns raised in the consultation on the proposed Agriculture Bill that payments in Tier 1 would be conditional on the production of a Whole Farm Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-21169
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 22 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many deer there are in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-02580
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023
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Question reference: S6W-21250
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the payments structure under the Agriculture Bill will be clear regarding (a) the conditionality attached to each proposed tier of support and (b) how funding would be delivered to each tier.
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Question reference: S6W-20802
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria, in relation to experience and skills, were applied in the appointment of women's health leads in each NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-20803
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in women's health since the appointment of women's health leads in each NHS board.