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: S5O-03590
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what role seagrass meadows, and similar blue carbon ecosystems, play in helping Scotland reach its climate change targets.
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Question reference: S5O-03472
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 4 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting its climate change targets, and how it works with the agricultural sector to maximise the potential that farmers have to help achieve these.
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Question reference: S5W-23869
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent in 2018-19 on each of the three PSO air routes that it operates.
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Question reference: S5F-03383
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2019
To ask the First Minister what actions the Scottish Government is taking to investigate the disenfranchisement of EU nationals who were denied their vote at the recent EU elections.
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Question reference: S5W-23019
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a progress update regarding the Northern Isles Ferry Services tender.
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Question reference: S5O-03139
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what research is taking place into citizen engagement and satisfaction with the new BBC Scotland channel.
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Question reference: S5O-03114
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it plans to take to re-engage the Rural GP Association with its Remote and Rural General Practice Working Group.
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Question reference: S5W-22144
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it last carried out a review of the fostering and adoption service.
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Question reference: S5W-22145
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make the process for fostering and adoption easier and quicker.
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Question reference: S5W-22152
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how the North Coast 500 has changed the economy of the north Highlands.