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: S6W-04170
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04171
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Beef Efficiency Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04175
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04012
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to decrease the moisture content limit for the sale of firewood to 20%, as set out in its consultation paper, Cleaner Air For Scotland 2, published in October 2020, and, if so, whether it will provide details of the reasons for choosing the 20% limit, in light of hardwood that is airdried for two years in the traditional way reportedly having a moisture content of between 17% and 23%, which may mean that half of all such hardwood is unfit for sale.
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Question reference: S6W-04013
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposal in its consultation paper, Cleaner Air For Scotland 2, published in October 2020, to decrease the moisture content limit for the sale of firewood to 20%, what its response is to reported concerns that producers could only ensure compliance with a 20% limit by kiln drying wood, which may result in increased CO2 output and put many small producers in rural Scotland out of business.
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Question reference: S6W-04014
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to set the wood moisture content limit for the sale of firewood to 25% in any legislation that it introduces in this area, in light of reported concerns that a lower limit would not protect small firewood businesses in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03062
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many errors have been recorded with COVID-19 vaccination records, and how many (a) have been and (b) are yet to be rectified.
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Question reference: S6W-04112
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what help is available for people with oil-based heating systems, who primarily live in rural areas without mains gas supplies, who wish to access grants or loans to replace their heating systems with heat pumps.
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Question reference: S6W-03752
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on free dyslexia tests for adults.
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Question reference: S6W-03663
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many female butchers there are in Scotland.
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