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-02245
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of its biodiversity targets.
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Question reference: S6O-00115
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can offer the Borderlands region with its bid to be UK City of Culture 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-02076
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of electric alternatives to the (a) current and (b) future ferry network.
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Question reference: S6W-02077
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the Ernst & Young (EY) review of (a) the ferry network and (b) whether the tripartite transport policy infrastructure for ferries is fit for purpose, and by what date the findings will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-02243
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing more funding opportunities for young farmers and new entrants, in light of the recommendations in the report, Farming for 1.5C: From here to 2045.
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Question reference: S6W-02120
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 27 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a statutory ban on the use of snares.
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Question reference: S6W-02084
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 27 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to update the Soil Monitoring Action Plan to establish national baseline data for future testing and monitoring.
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Question reference: S6W-01925
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress regarding its peatland restoration targets.
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Question reference: S6W-02083
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop an updated Scottish Organic Action Plan, to build upon that set out for 2016-20.
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Question reference: S6W-01901
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for its short-term let licensing scheme, how it calculated the average indicative fee for processing a short-term let licence application to be between £223 and £377.
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