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-01831
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect music services and encourage musical education and interest among young people.
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Question reference: S5O-01808
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether wetlands sites in
Scotland that are covered by the Ramsar Convention are given the same level of
protection as those in the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-13994
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13539 by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 January 2018, what action has been taken, or is planned to be taken, to mitigate the effects on nature conservation, including the protected areas network in Scotland, in the eventuality that Scotland leaves the EU and loses EU funding.
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Question reference: S5O-01734
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason carers assistance is not included in its proposed uprating amendment to the Social Security (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S5W-13719
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether, in furthering its land reform policies, local community organisations, such as those types referred to in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, are given the first opportunity to buy any Scottish Government-owned land or property, or part thereof.
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Question reference: S5W-13539
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much has been provided in EU LIFE funding towards maintaining and improving the condition of protected environmental areas since 1992, and whether it plans to provide equivalent funding post-Brexit.
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Question reference: S5O-01706
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that sporting facilities at Ravenscraig in Motherwell, and others used by people in the South Scotland region, will be maintained in their present form.
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Question reference: S5W-13511
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 16 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what role Scottish Natural Heritage has in considering (a) economic development and (b) nature conservation matters when providing advice regarding applications for planning permission.
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Question reference: S5W-13512
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what role each of its development agencies has in considering (a) economic development and (b) nature conservation matters when providing advice regarding applications for planning permission.
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Question reference: S5W-13513
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what role VisitScotland has in considering (a) economic development and (b) nature conservation matters when providing advice regarding applications for planning permission.
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