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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 2 September 2024
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Question reference: S4W-00270

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 7 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive where woodland purchased through the Forestry Commission Scotland’s provisioning exercise (a) was located and (b) the date each purchase was completed since 2009.

Question reference: S4W-00269

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 7 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many hectares have been acquired and (b) what the cost has been to purchase land through the Forestry Commission Scotland’s reprovisioning exercise since 2009.

Question reference: S4O-00005

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure the safeguarding of national forestry treasures as set out in the Scottish Forestry Strategy.

Question reference: S3W-40558

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 21 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will offer those affected by the proposed job losses at the West Freugh satellite ground station.

Question reference: S3W-39943

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is legislation or guidance on the replanting of like-for-like commercial woodland for parts of the national forestry estate that are allocated for wind energy technology projects.

Question reference: S3W-39958

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what duties and roles the Forestry Commission’s Regional Advisory Committee for Scotland has in protecting and enhancing Scotland’s wildlife, historic environment, landscape and public access.

Question reference: S3W-39944

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is legislation or guidance on reinvesting funds in replanting like-for-like woodland from wind energy technology projects that are sited on commercial woodland in the national forestry estate.

Question reference: S3W-39951

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is legislation or guidance on (a) it and (b) its agencies maintaining a commercially viable national forest estate that sustains direct employment and timber processing companies.

Question reference: S3W-39948

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the funds raised through sales of woodland by Forestry Commission Scotland’s reprovisioning exercise has been reinvested in purchasing commercially viable land since 2009.

Question reference: S3W-39947

  • Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive where woodland sold through Forestry Commission Scotland’s reprovisioning exercise has been located since 2009 and what the date was of completion of each sale.