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-31478
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what access to (a) funding and (b) other public support local communities have to hold Trust Ports to account.
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Question reference: S5W-31477
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has given, including via Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, to the Trust Port of Cromarty Firth in each of the last 10 years, and for what purposes.
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Question reference: S5W-31475
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Trust Ports' governance structures being designed to reflect local markets and the needs of local communities, what mechanisms it considers a Trust Port should employ to ensure that it is meeting the needs of all its local communities.
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Question reference: S5W-31476
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Trust Ports' operations impacting on communities some distance from them, what its position is on what factors should be considered in interpreting the term, local communities.
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Question reference: S5W-31474
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Trust Ports' governance structures being designed to reflect local markets and the needs of local communities, what mechanisms local communities have to ensure that a Trust Port is meeting its statutory obligations.
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Question reference: S5W-31140
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the final cost of dualling the (a) A9 and (b) A96.
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Question reference: S5W-31141
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the collection of roadkill on the trunk road network.
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Question reference: S5W-30629
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the easing of the lockdown restrictions, whether public information will be reviewed to ensure (a) that there is awareness and (b) the effectiveness of the Spaces for People programme.
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Question reference: S5W-30626
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what regular engagement it has with visually impaired people regarding transport initiatives, and whether this applied to the Spaces for People programme.
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Question reference: S5W-30627
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the reported increased number of cyclists following the COVID-19 outbreak are kept safe; whether it plans to review the content, volume and format of its cycling safety information for (a) schoolchildren, (b) the general public and (c) motorists, and what progress it is making in segregating pedestrians from cyclists wherever possible, to reduce any potential conflict.