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
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Question reference: S5W-20897
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20290 by Fergus Ewing on 14 December 2018, what discussions (a) the cabinet secretary and (b) its officials had with (i) the Chief Executive of and (ii) officials from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) regarding the comments made in the response prior to it being cleared for publication.
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Question reference: S5W-20894
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20663 by Fergus Ewing on 10 January 2019, whether it will confirm to whom Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is ultimately accountable to.
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Question reference: S5W-20893
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20663 by Fergus Ewing on 10 January 2019, how it monitors the effectiveness of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) regarding matters that are subject to a due diligence process by the agency.
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Question reference: S5W-20896
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20290 by Fergus Ewing on 14 December 2018, whether (a) the cabinet secretary was or (b) its officials were given a copy or sight of the statement by the Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) prior to it being issued and, if so, whether it was subject to (i) ministerial or (ii) official clearance.
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Question reference: S5W-20784
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kezia Dugdale on 18 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what, if any, contingency planning has been done in order to ensure that (a) Members’ staff and (b) its staff's welfare will not be unduly affected by potential extraordinary sittings of the Parliament or its committees.
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Question reference: S5W-20895
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 18 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances a non-departmental public body would not ultimately be subject to ministerial accountability.
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Question reference: S5W-20591
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20226 by Mairi Gougeon on 13 December 2018, in which it stated that “Public authorities are not obliged to record and report how they take in to account the National Marine Plan in decision making”, how it ensures that public authorities comply with the policies in the National Marine Plan.
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Question reference: S5W-20667
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20289 by Fergus Ewing on 14 December 2018, which sought information regarding meetings that ministers have attended since 2013 concerning the operation of the Cairngorm Funicular Railway, whether it considers the response, which pointed to the findings of a search query on its website using the term "ministerial engagements" and not a detailed list of such engagements, meets the commitment set out at paragraph 1.3 (d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code, which states that "Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament", and whether it considers that the response reflects the First Minister's aspiration in the foreword that "I will lead by example in following the letter and spirit of this Code, and I expect that Ministers and civil servants will do likewise", and what the reasons are for its position on these matters.
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Question reference: S5W-20662
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20289 by Fergus Ewing on 14 December 2018, in light of detailed information regarding the meetings not being available on its website, whether it will confirm who ministers met at each meeting that they attended since 2013 regarding the operation of the Cairngorm Funicular Railway; whether it will publish the minutes and agenda of each meeting, and what the outcome of each meeting was.
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Question reference: S5W-20663
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to S5W-20290 by Fergus Ewing on 14 December 2018, in light of the question seeking the views of ministers regarding the matter rather than that of the Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), whether it will provide the information that was requested.
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