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.
Filter your results Hide all filters
Displaying 1255 questions Show Answers
Question reference: S5W-18677
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on complainers of the postponement of trials, particularly in cases of domestic violence and stalking.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-18678
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 19 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) ensures that the reasons given by accused people for the postponement of trials are legitimate.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-18383
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the effectiveness of monies given by (a) Highlands and Islands Enterprise and (b) Scottish Enterprise to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and other companies involved in the arms industry in bringing about diversification from arms industry work, and what factors it uses.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-18258
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has made for the possibility of the UK exiting the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-18438
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains were (a) cancelled or (b) delayed by the Highland Chieftain breakdown on the single track at Kingussie on 13 August 2018, and how long (i) the delay was in minutes and (ii) it took to get all the passengers on their way in light of reports that the following ScotRail trains were already at capacity.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-18605
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18251 by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2018, for what reason it has no plans to review port management as part of the process.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-17577
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government who the members are of the newly announced Salmon Interactions Workstream working group, and how they were selected.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-18199
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the weather that has been experienced in 2018, what plans it has to add to the initial membership of the agricultural weather advisory panel.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-18259
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations Police Scotland has made for the possibility of the UK exiting the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
Answer
Question reference: S5O-02334
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to environmental protection concerns regarding proposals to mechanically harvest kelp by dredging.