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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

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Question reference: S5W-09259

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 15), on what dates it has held joint meetings with Colleges Scotland and EIS-FELA regarding the implementation of the agreement that was reached in 2016.

Question reference: S5O-01007

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 18 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to prepare for the event of no deal being agreed following the Brexit negotiations.

The Scottish Government is considering a range of scenarios in relation to Brexit. It will be much easier to predict and plan for all scenarios if Scotland is fully engaged in the negotiation process.

It is clear is that a no-deal scenario would be extremely damaging for Scotland. We will do our very best to avoid that and therefore continue to adhere to the JMC (EN) terms of reference on oversight and UK-wide agreement

Question reference: S5O-01025

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the distributional impact on households of its proposed Air Departure Tax reduction.

Question reference: S5T-00536

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the decision by the SQA to restrict teachers’ access to exam papers after the exam has been taken to prevent "inappropriate postings" on social media.

Question reference: S5O-00936

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the importance of consent is taught as part of sex education in schools.

Question reference: S5W-08670

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to progress action 110720004 in the Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Flood Risk Management Plan, natural flood management work on Gruggies Burn in Dumbarton.

The Scottish Government does not implement flood risk management measures. Local authorities and other responsible authorities, such as Scottish Water, are responsible for delivering these actions.

The natural flood management work in the Gruggies catchment has been largely completed. Native woodland planting has been carried out in the upper catchment, managed by The Woodland Trust. An assessment of the benefits of the planting is currently being funded by The Woodland Trust and West Dunbartonshire Council.

Question reference: S5W-08902

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the working group on LGBTI inclusive education will report its findings.

Question reference: S5W-08760

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 10 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its proposed review of personal and social education, whether it will provide details of (a) the full remit of the review, (b) the terms of reference for the review, (c) the review's timescale, (d) who will conduct the review, (e) what efforts will be undertaken to consult stakeholders and (f) how (i) LGBTI+ relationships and (ii) the importance of consent will be included in its consideration of sex education.

Question reference: S5W-08181

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government which of Scotland's harbours and ports are (a) publicly owned and (b) privately operated.

There are large numbers of ports and harbours around the Scottish coast ranging in size from large commercial ports to local piers, slipways and marinas.

Ownership models include harbour trusts, privately owned harbours, local authority ownership and harbours owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. A full and comprehensive list is not held by the Scottish Government.

Our guidance on trust port governance, Modern Trust Ports for Scotland, contains a list of most Scottish Trust ports in annex C. http://www.transport.gov.scot/report/j249946-09.htm Information on ownership of specific harbours may also be found on that harbour’s website.

Question reference: S5O-00815

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 22 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to support local government pension funds that wish to divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in projects such as social housing.

The Scottish Government has encouraged pension funds to invest into affordable housing. Key to success is close partnership working across the public and private sector to ensure there are clearly defined investment opportunities. An early example is Falkirk Local Government Pension Scheme fund investing £30million into a residential investment fund that is focussed on delivering affordable housing within Scotland.