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-00376
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue guidance to schools regarding how the money raised through its council tax reforms can be spent to raise attainment levels.
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Question reference: S5W-04463
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on exempting microgeneration from business rates on a permanent basis in order to support the development of small-scale renewables.
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Question reference: S5W-04464
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is classifying solar cell and panels as plant and machinery to allow them to be exempt from business rates on a permanent basis in order to support growth in the sector, and what discussions it has had or plans with the UK Government regarding this.
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Question reference: S5W-03347
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the legal impact would be of it introducing a complete ban on fracking if the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is agreed.
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Question reference: S5W-03348
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-00972 and S5W-00973 by Keith Brown on 12 July 2016, whether it will publish its assessment of the possible impact on Scotland of the Section D provisions of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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Question reference: S5W-03349
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding keeping protected food names for Scottish products in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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Question reference: S5W-04423
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what guidelines it produces for local authorities when they are assessing individuals for the Blue Badge scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-04424
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review allowing local authorities to charge people a fee for Blue Badge scheme applications.
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Question reference: S5W-03834
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 8 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what direction it will issue to planning authorities in light of its recently announced position on underground coal gasification.
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Question reference: S5W-03835
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 8 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what changes it will make to planning policy and guidance in light of its recently announced position on underground coal gasification.
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