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-09201
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request quality assurance and performance reports from the Scottish Ambulance Service regarding the additional funding to improve services in Caithness to ensure that it is being used effectively.
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Question reference: S5W-09200
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how the additional funding recently announced by the Scottish Ambulance Service to help improve services in Caithness will be spent; what improvements will be seen in services as a result of this funding, and how long it will take for these improvements to be seen.
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Question reference: S5W-09167
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many trees were planted in 2016-17, and what information it has regarding how this compares with England.
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Question reference: S5O-00964
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve ambulance cover in the far north.
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Question reference: S5W-08787
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what enforcement is in place for dealing with raptor persecution on grouse moors.
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Question reference: S5W-08790
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of their status as a protected status, for what reason the shooting of mountain hares is permissible.
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Question reference: S5W-08788
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what enforcement is in place for dealing with mountain hares being shot out of season.
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Question reference: S5O-00871
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that CCTV is being installed in slaughterhouses to assist in animal welfare scrutiny.
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Question reference: S5O-00835
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the hospitality sector regarding business rates relief.
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Question reference: S5W-07929
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how often in each of the last two years the Eastern Airways' service from (a) Wick to Aberdeen and (b) Aberdeen to Wick been (i) cancelled and (ii) has delayed, also broken down by the reason for the disruption.
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