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-18961
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that the appropriate infrastructure is in place to allow farmers to recycle farm plastics after 1 January 2019, when they will no longer able to incinerate plastics on-farm.
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Question reference: S5W-18963
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it will help farmers in remote rural and island areas access farm plastic recycling services once they are no longer able to incinerate plastics on-farm after 1 January 2019.
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Question reference: S5O-02430
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it is making of the development of initial and transferable skills to support a net zero emissions economy.
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Question reference: S5W-18858
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that the development of the second national flood risk assessment prioritises community involvement and social justice.
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Question reference: S5W-18857
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult the public on its development of the second national flood risk assessment.
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Question reference: S5W-18859
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement in its Programme for Government, how much extra funding will be made available for flood forums, and when the extra funding will be made available.
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Question reference: S5F-02650
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2018
To ask the First Minister, in light of the Committee on Climate Change's recent report, what new action the Scottish Government plans to reduce CO2 emissions.
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Question reference: S5O-02400
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Tourism Alliance and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-18478
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering the introduction of an environmental charge or levy on cans and bottles, alongside the planned deposit return system.
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Question reference: S5W-18049
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many proposals have been made each year by Scottish Natural Heritage to issue land management orders under (a) Chapter 3 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 and (b) regulations 19 and 21 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994.
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