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-18439
- 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 average processing time, in days, has been for non-urgent licence applications to NatureScot in each month since 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-18437
- 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, further to the licensing news on the NatureScot website, whether NatureScot is accepting posted mail, as opposed to only email correspondence; what advice it provided to people who were unable to email or did not have access to the internet, and, if posted mail is being accepted again, when this policy was reinstated.
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Question reference: S6W-18884
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether Japanese knotweed or other invasive species have been found at Historic Environment Scotland properties in the last five years, and, if so, whether it will provide a list of any such incidences.
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Question reference: S6W-18730
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) staff are currently on the SCTS Carer register, including as a proportion of the total SCTS workforce.
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Question reference: S6W-18731
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many interest-free loans, up to a maximum of £5,000, have been used by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff for the purchase of specialised equipment through the SCTS Respite Care Scheme, and whether it will outline the total value of any such loans, broken down by each year in which the scheme has been active.
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Question reference: S6W-18732
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Equality Advisory Group last met, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-18679
- 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 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) claims have received an on-farm inspection since 2016, and in how many instances a breach of the terms of the scheme has been identified.
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Question reference: S6W-18733
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed in the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's Equality and Diversity team, broken down by job title, and what the total value is of their combined salaries.
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Question reference: S6W-18436
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many gull licences have been issued by NatureScot in each year for which data is available, and what the average response time is to make a decision on a gull licence application received via (a) the online application procedure and (b) a posted application form.
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Question reference: S6W-18297
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of comments from the director of the Scottish Property Federation, reported on 18 May 2023, that the impact of emergency legislation on the build to rent sector has led investors to “view Scotland as a risk, compared with more stable locations in other parts of the UK”, and what its position is on whether this perceived risk will further limit the supply of rental accommodation.