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-19949
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what excludes fish processing companies from being eligible for state aid; on what criteria a business is categorised as eligible for state aid, and how such a categorisation can be changed.
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Question reference: S4W-19948
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure the integrity of fish processed and sold in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-03039
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Fife and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S4W-19498
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what training it provides to Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities area office staff with regard to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
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Question reference: S4W-19496
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are used to determine whether activities have a significant effect and require screening in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
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Question reference: S4W-19493
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for activities that require to be screened in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 have been (a) received and (b) approved by each Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities area office in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S4W-19497
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how it makes (a) farmers and (b) land managers aware of their obligations in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and with what frequency.
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Question reference: S4W-19494
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how much land is deemed (a) uncultivated and (b) semi-natural for the purposes of implementing the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Scotland) Regulations 2006; whether Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities area office staff have access to maps of the land and, if so, whether it will publish the maps.
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Question reference: S4O-02949
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure the highest standards of inspections in care homes.
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Question reference: S4O-02923
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Transport Scotland and what issues were discussed.