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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 26 November 2024
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Question reference: S2W-27808

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 7 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a harbour authority can consent to a programme of ship-to-ship oil transfers without amending its bye-laws to take account of such the transfer operations.

Question reference: S2W-27756

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 5 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether doctors, veterinarians and farmers are considered to be “operators” under the EU Environmental Liability Directive and would be considered liable for remediation costs in respect of environmental harm if that harm arose from their use of genetically modified vaccines, crops or other organisms unless Scottish implementing regulations define “operators” otherwise.

Question reference: S2W-27755

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive which Scottish sites of  special scientific interest do not fall within the scope of the EU Environmental Liability Directive and would not be protected under Scottish implementing regulations unless the scope of the directive is extended.

Question reference: S2W-27757

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when the consultation on the implementation of the EU Environmental Liability Directive will take place in Scotland and whether there will be regional meetings as part of the consultation process.

Question reference: S2W-27754

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive which species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan which are found in Scotland do not fall within the scope of the EU Environmental Liability Directive and would not be protected under Scottish implementing regulations unless the scope of the directive is extended.

Question reference: S2W-27604

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 30 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on further reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, referred to in the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ letter to the Prime Minister outlining priorities for DEFRA.

Question reference: S2W-27603

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the One Planet Living initiative.

Question reference: S2W-27605

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ priorities for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question reference: S2W-27580

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it accepts the evidence-based case for the use of vaccine as a strategic control measure to slow the spread of bird flu in order to prevent wholesale and immediate slaughter of poultry in the event of an outbreak of the disease.

Question reference: S2W-27581

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following the announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 11 July 2006 of its intention to order 10 million additional doses of bird flu vaccine for possible use as a strategic control measure, these doses will be available in the event of an outbreak in Scotland.