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-20507
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence there is to support the use of ultra-high frequency electronic identification (EID) technology as a means of identification for Scottish beef, and whether it has considered other methods of EID.
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Question reference: S6W-19869
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 7 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what long-term assessment has been made of its biodiversity strategy, with particular regard to commercial forestry.
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Question reference: S6W-20073
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the British Veterinary Association's reported concern that the new Scottish Veterinary Service will create a different regime in Scotland, what steps it has taken to ensure interoperability.
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Question reference: S6W-20074
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to any implications of potentially differing regulatory regimes for the new Scottish Veterinary Service, compared to the regime currently in place, particularly in light of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-20078
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposed Scottish Veterinary Service would be funded, in terms of direct taxpayer support, and what assessment it has made of how much this would take from existing Scottish Government funds, in light of its position that it is operating under severe financial pressure.
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Question reference: S6W-20075
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the proposed Scottish Veterinary Service, what discussions it has had with the UK Government to avoid any potential breach of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-20082
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation has been made of the current launch timetable for the Scottish Veterinary Service.
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Question reference: S6W-20072
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards meeting its reported commitment to enhance the Forestry Grant Scheme to deliver improved support for tree planting around rivers and streams, and when it expects to make any announcement on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-19535
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils with additional support needs disappeared from the education system during the 2022-23 academic year, in light of recent reports that thousands of school pupils were unaccounted for by local authorities elsewhere in the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-19534
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils disappeared from the education system during the 2022-23 academic year, in light of recent reports that thousands of school pupils were unaccounted for by local authorities elsewhere in the UK.
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