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-17749
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 31 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published report by the Chief Medical Officer for England, Cannabis scheduling review part 1: The therapeutic and medicinal benefits of cannabis-based products - a review of recent evidence.
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Question reference: S5W-17751
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 31 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with health charities regarding the potential benefits of medicinal cannabis.
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Question reference: S5W-17508
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17267 by Humza Yousaf on 26 June 2018, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding how many meetings Transport Scotland has had with representatives from (a) Western Ferries and (b) Pentland Ferries in each year since 2011, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.
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Question reference: S5W-17626
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17162 by Michael Matheson on 3 July 2018, whether the Caledonian Sleeper service conveys passengers’ bicycles by motor vehicle.
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Question reference: S5W-17645
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it gives to NHS boards regarding the suitability of public (a) seating and (b) toilet facilities for disabled people.
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Question reference: S5W-17308
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance Scottish Natural Heritage provides to planning authorities regarding the process that they should follow when considering planning applications for projects in which there are concerns that the proposals might adversely affect (a) Natura sites, (b) Ramsar sites and (c) sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
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Question reference: S5W-17306
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it produces for planning authorities regarding the consideration of planning applications for projects that might affect Ramsar sites.
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Question reference: S5W-17309
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether planning authorities should carry out the equivalent of habitats regulation assessments in cases in which there are concerns that proposed developments might adversely affect Ramsar sites.
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Question reference: S5W-17307
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria must be met before planning authorities should consider granting planning consent for projects that might affect Ramsar sites.
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Question reference: S5W-17311
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether proposals in which there are concerns that the plans might adversely affect (a) Natura sites, (b) Ramsar sites and (c) sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) should be considered as raising matters that are in the national interest.