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: S6W-12310
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it is meeting the Global Methane Pledge.
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Question reference: S6W-12226
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 30 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to protect freshwater habitats from diffuse agricultural pollution.
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Question reference: S6T-00978
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the outcome of COP27.
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Question reference: S6W-11861
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government by when it anticipates Police Scotland’s dashcam safety portal will be operational.
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Question reference: S6W-11623
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government about the impact of so-called supertrawlers, fishing boats over 100 meters in length, within the Scottish Zone and the Faroes Special Area.
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Question reference: S6F-01477
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2022
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will be building on the legacy from the Glasgow Climate Pact by attending COP27 in Egypt.
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Question reference: S6W-11845
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Patrick Harvie on 31 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in relation to its Heat in Buildings Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-11218
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work has been conducted to assess the potential of rail freight facilities serving docks in the Levenmouth area.
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Question reference: S6O-01501
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to displaced people from Ukraine who are moving from temporary accommodation into permanent housing.
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Question reference: S6W-11219
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how third sector organisations could benefit from accessing its electricity framework agreement.
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