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: S4W-09146
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how marine protected areas designated under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 are monitored.
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Question reference: S4W-09157
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is given to harbour porpoises in its special area of conservation network.
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Question reference: S4W-09153
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has with (a) the Crown Estate, (b) the renewables industry and (c) marine stakeholders regarding the potential for new wave and tidal lease sites.
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Question reference: S4W-09152
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how environmental data sets will be considered in future tidal and wave energy constraints mapping.
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Question reference: S4W-08214
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the need to increase the efficiency of biomass power plants.
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Question reference: S4O-01241
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that young carers are identified by schools at an early stage so that they can be given appropriate support.
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Question reference: S4W-08967
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 28 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how its common strategic framework and associated partnership agreement for the co-ordination of expenditure of EU funds will take account of its prioritised action framework for the funding of the management of natura sites, and whether it will consult on the matter.
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Question reference: S4W-08966
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 28 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make a submission to the European Commission regarding a prioritised action framework for the funding of the management of natura sites and, if so, what steps it has taken regarding this, and whether it will consult on the matter.
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Question reference: S4W-08819
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the proposed voluntary code of practice for the dairy industry is implemented in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-08822
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the introduction of pricing formulae for the sale of dairy products.
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