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: S5W-27740
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme and (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme in each year since 2015 have been (i) approved and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
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Question reference: S5W-27739
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the (a) Less Favoured Area Support Scheme and (b) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme in each year since 2015 have been appealed, also broken down by how many appeals (i) have been upheld and (ii) are awaiting a decision.
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Question reference: S5O-04269
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the decision by the National Laundry Programme Board not to maintain a full production laundry service at the Borders General Hospital.
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Question reference: S5W-27596
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to the rural organisations, including the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Scottish Land and Estates and the Countryside Alliance, that are instigating a voluntary transition away from lead and single use plastics in shotgun ammunition within five years, and what assessment it has made of these efforts.
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Question reference: S5O-04202
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement the communities secretary has had with community councils regarding community ownership of land through the Scottish Land Fund.
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Question reference: S5T-02011
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to communities affected by recent flooding.
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Question reference: S5O-04139
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of potential customs checks on the Scotland-England border, in light of comments by the First Minister during an address at the European Policy Centre.
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Question reference: S5W-27030
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S5W-27029
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many electric vehicle charging points there are in each local authority area.