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-00050
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for a CAMHS autism assessment, and what steps are being taken to address any backlog due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-00045
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its aim to keep its policies broadly aligned with those of the EU, and further to the inclusion in the European Commission’s Strategic Guidelines on Sustainable Aquaculture of a dedicated animal welfare chapter and extensive welfare provisions, whether it plans to introduce similar measures for the regulation of aquaculture in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-00039
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 26 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will consult on the licensing of grouse moors.
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Question reference: S6W-00052
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards are currently offering (a) online and (b) in-person CAMHS autism assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-00051
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government under which COVID-19 protection levels can face-to-face appointments for CAMHS autism assessments take place.
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Question reference: S6W-00041
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a ban on (a) enriched cages for hens and (b) farrowing crates for sows.
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Question reference: S6W-00043
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government’s plan to give financial support to farmers for animal welfare enhancements, how it plans to financially support farmers in Scotland to ensure and improve on-farm animal welfare.
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Question reference: S6W-00040
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-04770 by Michael Russell on 19 November 2020, and in light of the UK Government’s Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, whether it plans to introduce legislation that will place a prospective duty on government and ministers to pay full regard to animal welfare when formulating and implementing policy.
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Question reference: S6W-00054
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason frontline police officers have reportedly been prioritised for their COVID-19 vaccination by age profile rather than their risk of contact with the public.
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Question reference: S5W-35911
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many beavers were translocated from Tayside in the calendar year 2020.