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-02636
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 13 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how the recently announced Gresham House Forestry Fund (a) meets one of the tests of the Scottish National Investment Bank that projects supported cannot attract private investment, and (b) contributes to diversifications of forests and land ownership.
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Question reference: S6W-02483
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to increase the provision of community mental health support.
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Question reference: S6W-02461
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 13 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on food waste prevention and reduction programmes since 2013.
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Question reference: S6W-02485
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national waiting times target for people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems to receive community mental health support.
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Question reference: S6W-02277
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many community climate action hubs have been set up to date, and what evaluation has been carried out of their work.
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Question reference: S6W-02499
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost is for farmers to transfer from the Cattle Tracing System to ScotMoves+.
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Question reference: S6W-02545
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statement in its news release on 6 August 2021 that fish farming is "an essential part of our green recovery and transition to net zero", what its position is on whether this statement (a) prejudges the external review of the regulatory process involved in fish farming, to be conducted by Professor Russel Griggs, and (b) disregards the conclusion of the 2018 report by Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, Salmon Farming in Scotland, that "if the industry is to grow, the 'status quo' in terms of regulation and enforcement is not acceptable".
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Question reference: S6W-02246
- 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 10 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings in the report, Farming for 1.5C: From here to 2045, what approach it plans to take to land-use management, and whether, in future, land-use management will be part of the farm policy agenda.
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Question reference: S6W-02247
- 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 10 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to set up any steering groups or taskforces within the rural affairs portfolio and, if so, what they will focus on.
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Question reference: S6W-02241
- 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 McAllan on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of its current forestry targets, in light of the specific recommendations in the report, Farming for 1.5C: From here to 2045.
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