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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-16449

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when the review of the lethal control of ravens licence that was granted to the Strathbraan Community Collaboration for Waders will be completed; what aspects of the licence will be reviewed, and whether the review will consider repealing the licence.

Scottish Natural Heritage’s Scientific Advisory Committee will review at the end of May of how the licence that was granted to the Strathbraan Community Collaboration for Waders fits with the wider work on adaptive action to save waders.

The Committee will consider the scientific evidence available on potential impacts of raven predation on wader populations in Strathbraan, and the methodologies proposed in this particular case. The Committee will also review the proposed monitoring to maximise what will be learned from this project. The Committee is not being asked to consider repealing the licence, but their advice will help inform ongoing discussions with the licence holder. The licence was granted initially for one year as part of a proposed five year project.

Question reference: S5O-02101

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 16 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on serial planning applications.

Question reference: S5T-01086

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether powers devolved to the Parliament over onshore oil and gas licensing under the Scotland Act 2016, which commenced in February, give ministers the authority to take decisions on granting and extending Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences for onshore fracking.

Question reference: S5W-16025

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides local authorities to ensure that they do not commission 15-minute personal care visits.

Everyone in Scotland who requires care is entitled to receive a high quality service that is focused on their outcomes. We are supporting local authorities and Health and Social Care Partnerships in moving away from 'time and task' care towards outcomes-based support plans.

There are some circumstances where short visits are appropriate, such as providing medication prompts, and these should be in line with delivering for people's outcomes.

In 2018-19 an additional £66 million, compared to 2017-18, is included in the local government settlement allocations to support social care.

This will take the Scottish Government’s overall package of additional direct investment in social care and integration to over £550 million in 2018-19.

Question reference: S5O-01982

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its interpretation of the Ramsar Convention gives wildlife at wetland sites less protection than that provided by the UK Government.

Question reference: S5O-01925

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 21 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, to avoid serial applications by developers, what provisions there are in the Planning (Scotland) Bill to ensure that communities have an equal right of appeal in planning decisions.

Question reference: S5F-02147

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 March 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2018

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking regarding the transparency of land ownership in Scotland, in light of the recent investigation by The Sunday Post.

Question reference: S5W-14874

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it will deliver its plan to restore 250,000 hectares of peatlands by 2032, in light of reports that, based on the current rate of restoration, this target will not be met.

Question reference: S5W-14515

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Scottish social security agency to take on administration and delivery of carers assistance.

Question reference: S5W-14811

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government by what date the analysis of the responses to the consultation on improving the protection of wild mammals in Scotland will be published, and when it will publish its response to the findings.