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-12874
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the level of public sector procurement of Scottish produce.
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Question reference: S5W-12662
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the commercial forest that has been felled in each year since 1999 has not been replanted, and how much has been redefined as (a) an open space for conservation and (b) a change of land use.
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Question reference: S5W-12661
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much commercial forest has been felled in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) forest district and (b) conservancy.
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Question reference: S5W-12664
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much new woodland planting there has been in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) forest district and (b) conservancy.
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Question reference: S5W-12660
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much felled commercial forest has been replanted with (a) commercial trees, (b) native broadleaf and (c) Scots pine in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-12663
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the commercial forest that has been felled in each year since 1999 has not been replanted in accordance with the Forestry Act 1967.
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Question reference: S5W-12665
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 28 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the current roadside timber stock was harvested more than one year ago, broken down by (a) forest district and (b) conservancy.
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Question reference: S5W-12762
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much The Highland Council has spent on supply teachers in each year since 2015-16, and how much it plans to spend in 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-12763
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of (a) pre-school/primary and (b) secondary teacher vacancies in The Highland Council area has more than trebled since 2016-17, and what action it is taking to address this.
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Question reference: S5W-12433
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that NHS Highland did not meet the 90% target for referral to treatment times to be within 18 weeks in 2016-17, what action it will take to ensure that this target is met in future.
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