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: S4W-23287
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports Police Scotland's use of drones for (a) overt and (b) covert surveillance and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S4W-23290
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether forces other than Police Scotland could be permitted to operate surveillance drones in Scotland and, if so, which.
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Question reference: S4W-23293
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what provision it has made for cyclists on the planned dualled section of the A96
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Question reference: S4W-23285
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has held with the (a) Office of Surveillance Commissioners and (b) Police Scotland regarding the use of drones.
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Question reference: S4W-23291
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to assess the level of surveillance that people in Scotland can be subjected to.
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Question reference: S4W-23284
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what power it has to control how drones are operated in Scotland and under what legislation.
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Question reference: S4W-23288
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 applies to the use of surveillance drones.
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Question reference: S4W-23165
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it will produce a register of all land assets in its ownership or control.
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Question reference: S4W-23164
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider a moratorium on the disposal of land that it owns or controls pending the development of a land use and food production policy that includes details of the assets that it has held, the disposal of such assets and their subsequent use.
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Question reference: S4W-23163
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-22861 by Derek Mackay on 13 November 2014, whether it considers that it can meaningfully contribute to a debate on land use and food production.
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