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: S5W-10006
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a run of the TIMES (The Integrated MARKAL-EFOM System) model for a scenario that excludes carbon capture and storage.
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Question reference: S5W-10008
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with its plan to develop an integrated transport modelling component for the TIMES (The Integrated MARKAL-EFOM System) model.
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Question reference: S5W-10005
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken regarding the recommendation by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee to carry out a run of the TIMES (The Integrated MARKAL-EFOM System) model that places a greater emphasis on modal shift and therefore has alternative car traffic growth assumptions to the model that was completed prior to the publication of the Draft Climate Change Plan.
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Question reference: S5W-10007
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a run of the TIMES (The Integrated MARKAL-EFOM System) model for a scenario in which Scotland no longer has access to the European Union Emission Trading Scheme after the UK leaves the EU.
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Question reference: S5W-10048
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on what further work is required to understand the differences in the experience of pain between puppies and adult dogs that have undergone tail amputations.
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Question reference: S5W-10047
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it will monitor the implementation of the exemption on tail docking for working dogs.
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Question reference: S5W-09691
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 29 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) discussions or (b) meetings it has had in 2017 with onshore petroleum exploration and development licence owners regarding its position on unconventional oil and gas.
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Question reference: S5W-09644
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the planning appeal decision regarding the executive housing and sports development on land at Park of Keir in Dunblane will be made.
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Question reference: S5W-08693
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates (a) the First Minister, (b) ministers and (c) officials have met Judy Murray since December 2015, also broken down by location.
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Question reference: S5W-09643
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the planning appeal decision regarding Airthrey Kerse in Bridge of Allan (PPA-390-2043) will be made.
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