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 what plans it has to set up a new entrants scheme for fishermen.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recent announcement by the UK Government that EU structural and investment fund projects signed before the Autumn Statement will be guaranteed after the UK leaves the EU, applies equally to Scotland, and which schemes under the Scottish Rural Development Programme are covered by the announcement.
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates since April 2016 Marine Scotland vessels have sailed without a full complement of crew, also broken down by the members of crew who were absent.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recent announcement by the UK Government, in relation to leaving the EU, to continue agricultural funding to 2020 applies equally to Scotland, and which CAP payments are covered by this announcement.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to protect the funding that is currently provided to land managers carrying out agri-environment scheme work under pillar two of the common agricultural policy after the UK leaves the EU.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to ensure that the system that will replace the common agricultural policy after the UK leaves the EU will tie direct payments to delivering wider social and environmental aims.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans with the UK Government to ensure that the "greening” element of the common agricultural policy will not be weakened before the UK leaves the EU.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides for women’s aid services in supporting the victims of domestic abuse.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to cut food waste by a third by 2025.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that new community landowners are not financially disadvantaged by registering as the new landlord of crofts on their community-owned estate.