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: S4W-21802
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what options are available to amend Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.
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Question reference: S4W-21781
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by Richard Lochhead on 11 June 2014 (Official Report, c. 32086), how many farmers will be impacted by the £400,000 cap on basic payments.
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Question reference: S4W-21784
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason measures to amend Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 have not been included in the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S4W-21801
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 requires amendment.
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Question reference: S4W-21782
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by Richard Lochhead on 11 June 2014 (Official Report, c. 32086), whether it will list each of the "ten green gains in the policy" referred to by the minister.
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Question reference: S4W-21783
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by Richard Lochhead on 11 June 2014 (Official Report, c. 32086), from which budget line the additional "£45 million of new money" for the beef sector will be drawn.
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Question reference: S4W-21115
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment had with the fishing industry (a) prior to and (b) following the First Minister's speech, Scotland's Place in Europe, on 28 April 2014 regarding fishing fleets accessing Scottish waters if an independent Scotland failed to negotiate membership of the EU.
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Question reference: S4W-21117
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what legal advice it received prior to the First Minister's speech, Scotland's Place in Europe, on 28 April 2014 regarding denying fishing fleets access to Norwegian waters if an independent Scotland failed to negotiate membership of the EU.
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Question reference: S4W-21116
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the Norwegian Government prior to the First Minister's speech, Scotland's Place in Europe on 28 April 2014 regarding the potential for Scotland to deny fishing fleets access to Scottish waters if an independent Scotland failed to negotiate membership of the EU.
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Question reference: S4W-21114
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what legal advice it received prior to the First Minister's speech, Scotland's Place in Europe, on 28 April 2014 regarding fishing fleets accessing Scottish waters if an independent Scotland failed to negotiate membership of the EU.
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