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-10994
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will create a new environmental tribunal under the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Question reference: S5W-10974
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when a final decision on the Tay Cities Deal will be announced.
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Question reference: S5W-11007
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-07630 by Humza Yousaf on 14 March 2017, which states that “work to identify and set up the first low emission zone by 2018 is currently underway”, what progress it has made, and what resources it will make available to local authorities to implement this policy.
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Question reference: S5W-11116
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when its rail enhancements and capital investments strategy will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-11009
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the impact on Scotland of proposals to reduce air pollution by ending the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030.
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Question reference: S5W-11011
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget is for the delivery of its land use strategy, and how much it has allocated toward the (a) second phase of pilot projects and (b) establishment of regional land use partnerships.
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Question reference: S5W-10950
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how the Apprenticeship Levy can be used to support upskilling of an existing workforce.
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Question reference: S5W-11006
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce regulations to permit the use of electric shock training collars on dogs.
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Question reference: S5W-10828
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of stop-skipping have occurred in 2017 to date on the ScotRail network, broken down by station affected.
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Question reference: S5W-10829
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many fines have been issued to ScotRail for stop-skipping since Abellio took over the franchise.