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: S6W-18689
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many downloads, listens or views each episode of the Education Scotland Improving Gender Balance and Equalities podcast has had since it launched.
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Question reference: S6W-18686
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are currently employed in Education Scotland’s Improving Gender Balance and Equalities (IGBE) team; what the combined value of their salaries is, and what their (a) job titles and (b) responsibilities are.
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Question reference: S6W-18690
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many visits the Health and Safety Executive has made to rural primary schools in Scotland to educate children about health and safety on farms, crofts and small holdings, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-19015
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of its Marine and Fisheries Compliance reports, how many vessel boardings conducted by Marine Scotland in the last 12 months resulted in (a) a fixed penalty notice being issued and (b) other prosecution.
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Question reference: S6W-18740
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed in Forestry and Land Scotland's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team, broken down by job title, and what the total value is of their combined salaries.
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Question reference: S6W-18741
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the reported (a) 48 apprentices and students recruited for placements and (b) 21 Trees and Timber apprentices at Forestry and Land Scotland, in 2021-22, went on to be employed at the organisation.
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Question reference: S6W-18742
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many seasonal rangers have been employed by Forestry and Land Scotland in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-18859
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many calls have been received by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency’s 24 Hour Pollution Hotline in each year since 2019, and how many full-time staff members are employed in the Reservoirs Regulatory Unit.
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Question reference: S6W-18684
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress towards implementing the recommendations in the Final Report of the Women in Agriculture Taskforce.
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Question reference: S6W-18438
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average response time is for NatureScot to respond, via call back, to voicemails left on the licensing helpline, and what the current average response time is to emails sent to the licensing email address.