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: S5W-11947
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has powers to veto any changes proposed to the Fisheries Management Agreement 2012 between the UK and Isle of Man fisheries.
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Question reference: S5W-11949
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of landing scallop catches in Kirkcudbright and of local processing factories and associated shoreside infrastructure to the economy of Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S5W-12082
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to put in place a derogation to delay the spreading deadline on nitrate vulnerable zone land.
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Question reference: S5W-11952
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of cottage hospitals in the transitional period from acute hospital to home.
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Question reference: S5W-11951
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the retention of cottage hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S5O-01398
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance secretary has had with UK ministers regarding the Borderlands Growth Deal, which has been announced by the UK Government.
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Question reference: S5W-11561
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much money was set aside for the new NVZ (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones), Stranraer Lowlands, to enable farmers to apply for a slurry storage grant.
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Question reference: S5W-11560
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the funding for the new NVZ (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones), Stranraer Lowlands, was (a) spent and (b) returned.
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Question reference: S5O-01345
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Dumfries and Galloway Council and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S5O-01323
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Dumfries and Galloway regarding equity and equality of service across its area.