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-19018
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what recent progress has been made in agreeing a long-term model of fair funding for internal ferry services provided by Orkney Islands Council.
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Question reference: S5W-19099
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the new Dalcross rail station will open.
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Question reference: S5W-19019
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the annual local government grant to Orkney Islands Council was spent on (a) planned and (b) unplanned maintenance of the Orkney Ferries fleet in each year since 2008-09.
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Question reference: S5W-19017
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the annual carbon emissions reductions potentially available from the £670,000 given by the European Regional Development Fund to Orkney Islands Council.
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Question reference: S5W-19000
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government under what legislation the construction and operation of a vertical launch spaceport in Scotland would be permitted and regulated.
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Question reference: S5W-18997
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that the regulation, construction and operation of any vertical launch spaceports in Scotland would meet the requirements of the EC's Environmental Impact Assessment's Habitats and Birds directives.
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Question reference: S5W-19001
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the construction and operation of a vertical launch spaceport would have on the natural environment.
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Question reference: S5W-18999
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it (a) has taken and (b) will take to ensure that the development of vertical launch spaceports will not harm any designated nature conservation sites or species listed in the Scottish Biodiversity List.
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Question reference: S5W-18217
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all meetings that (a) ministers and (b) its officials have had with (i) EDF, (ii) The Wood Group, (iii) Lewis Wind Power and (iv) The Stornoway Trust regarding proposals for wind turbines on Lewis; who attended each meeting, and (A) where and (B) when each meeting took place.
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Question reference: S5W-18998
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much it would have paid out in RET on routes to the Orkney Islands had the scheme proceeded on the planned date.
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