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-16808
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 23 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent study conducted by Public Health Wales and Cardiff and Swansea universities, which states that emergency alcohol-related admission to hospital is associated with an increased risk for suicide.
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Question reference: S5W-16387
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of phase 2 of Transport Scotland’s Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) programme.
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Question reference: S5W-16486
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to publish a guide to the small landholding legislation.
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Question reference: S5W-15988
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of canals on the (a) tourism and (b) wider economy.
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Question reference: S5O-02099
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that public bodies respect the rights of Gypsy/Travellers.
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Question reference: S5W-16013
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 9 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Information Commissioner Scotland regarding the so-called harvesting of personal data, and what information it has regarding the number of people in Scotland who might have been affected.
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Question reference: S5W-16074
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of everyday journeys are made by bike, and whether it considers that it will meet its target of 10% by 2020, which was set out in the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland 2017-2020.
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Question reference: S5W-15994
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the resilience of CalMac's fleet.
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Question reference: S5W-15867
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 3 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) Scottish National Heritage, (b) The Highland Council, (c) the Ramsar Convention secretariat and (d) the UK Government regarding (i) the proposed golf course at Coul Links and (ii) protecting Scotland's Ramsar sites.
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Question reference: S5W-16009
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of non-UK EU nationals employed in the tourism sector, also broken down by local authority area.
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