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.
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To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-16434 by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023, whether any representatives of community ownership organisations were involved in the workshops referred to on alternative ownership models; who (a) organised and (b) attended the workshops; whether a record of the workshop (i) discussions and (ii) decisions will be made publicly available, and whether the workshops were arranged specifically to further the work flowing from the Memorandum of Understanding with NatureScot.
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) its and (b) NatureScot officials are providing to landowners and managers any introductions to the private financiers involved in the Memorandum of Understanding with NatureScot.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an indicative timeframe for the completion of its work in developing a model to tackle the demand for prostitution.
To ask the Scottish Government what statutory requirements exist to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species; whether it has (a) costed and (b) set any specific targets in relation to this matter, and which of its directorates or agencies have any statutory duties or targets placed upon them in relation to aquatic invasive species.
To ask the Scottish Government whether any explicit legal duties fall on (a) it and (b) its agencies to (i) protect endangered species and (ii) increase species abundance, or whether any action on this matter is a matter of policy rather than law.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a duty to achieve a biodiversity net gain, or whether this is a matter of general policy ambition, and whether it has set any explicit targets to achieve a biodiversity net gain.
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to land managers to help reduce or eliminate the use of phosphates and nitrogen in land management practices; what statutory requirements exist for land managers to use less phosphates and nitrogen; whether it has set any enforceable targets for reduction in phosphate and nitrogen use, and who is responsible for any (a) monitoring and (b) enforcement in relation to the use of phosphates and nitrogen.
To ask the Scottish Government what explicit, quantified (a) commitments it has made and (b) targets it has set for the use of natural flood management.
To ask the Scottish Government what explicit, quantified (a) commitments and (b) targets it has set for improved soil health, and what agricultural support programmes can assist with improving soil health.
To ask the Scottish Government what statute or regulation defines responsibilities towards (a) maintaining, (b) enhancing and (c) preventing the deterioration of the quality of water in the environment; to which statutory body or bodies any responsibility for this falls; who (i) measures and (ii) reports on the quality of water in the environment; whether the quality has been improving or declining; what the explicit and enforceable targets are for enhancing the quality of water in the environment, and (A) to what levels and (B) within what timescales, and what budget it provides for supporting enhancements in water quality.