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-07278
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for people with symptoms of Lyme disease.
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Question reference: S5W-07288
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to encourage farmers and crofters to introduce measures to reduce the risk of dog attacks on livestock.
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Question reference: S5W-07286
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness among dog walkers of the risk of livestock worrying.
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Question reference: S5W-07287
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the incidence of dog attacks on farm livestock.
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Question reference: S5W-07285
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to figures from NFU Mutual suggesting that, in the last year, the number of dog attacks on livestock in the UK increased by 50% and that, in Scotland, the costs of such attacks trebled to £51,296.
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Question reference: S5O-00742
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support and resources it provides to schools to encourage and develop relationships with employers, businesses and further educational establishments in their area.
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Question reference: S5W-07277
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it raises awareness of the danger of (a) ticks and (b) Lyme disease when participating in outdoor pursuits.
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Question reference: S5W-07279
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise public awareness of the types of habitats where ticks can be found.
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Question reference: S5W-07276
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of Scotland's sheep meat abattoirs' annual turnover is made up from sales outside the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-07280
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of Scotland's (a) agricultural and (b) beef exports are with EU member states.