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: S5O-01992
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S5O-01947
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 March 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what future infrastructure investment plans it has for South Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-01909
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 March 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle loneliness and social isolation in the South Scotland region.
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Question reference: S5W-14961
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many animals were exported from Scotland for (a) slaughter, (b) breeding and (c) production purposes in 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-14962
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it and its agencies will encourage growth in exports from Scotland of sheep meat to the Middle East, in light of Saudi Arabian authorities' decision to lift a ban on such imports from the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-14965
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how Scottish beef exports will benefit from the announcement in 2017 that such products are BSE-risk free, particularly in accessing international markets outside the EU.
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Question reference: S5W-14964
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it and its agencies are exploring possibilities to access new export markets for Scotland’s red meat industry.
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Question reference: S5W-14963
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it and its agencies will encourage growth in exports of beef from Scotland to China following the country's decision to lift a ban on such imports from the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-14934
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to analysis by Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), which suggests that Scotland's sheep population could reduce by 56% because of Brexit.
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Question reference: S5O-01873
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to remove the barriers to learning faced by children with dyslexia.
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