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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-16397

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the introduction of regulation in relation to the practice of celebrants performing funerals and weddings.

There are no plans to regulate celebrants performing funerals. In relation to marriage and civil partnership, the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 amended the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004. As a result, the Scottish Ministers have powers to lay down qualifying requirements for religious and belief bodies solemnising marriage and registering civil partnership to meet. These powers have not yet been used but the Scottish Government did issue an initial discussion paper in 2014 http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0045/00459045.pdf . Before laying down any qualifying requirements, the Scottish Government would need to carry out further consultation with religious and belief bodies, local authority registrars and other interested organisations.

Question reference: S5W-16511

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing a default speed of 20mph speed limits in urban areas.

Question reference: S5W-16202

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of waste have been collected from the sea around Scotland under the Fishing for Litter scheme since 2005.

Question reference: S5W-16201

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided for the Fishing for Litter scheme since 2005.

Question reference: S5O-02062

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what funding packages are in place to meet the expenses of people who have to travel considerable distances to access healthcare, including outside their own NHS board area.

Question reference: S5O-01939

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in its discussions with the other UK administrations regarding procurement arrangements post-Brexit.

Question reference: S5O-01858

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports school staff who provide guidance and counselling to vulnerable young people.

Question reference: S5O-01840

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland's consultation regarding its 53 buildings that are no longer required.

Question reference: S5F-02044

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2018

To ask the First Minister what engagement the Scottish Government is carrying out with the banking sector regarding the importance of maintaining branches across communities in rural Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-14349

Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2018
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee in its report on the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill at stage 1, when it will publish a statement setting out how it will manage its forestry responsibilities.