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-16726
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the consultation on its proposed Agriculture Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-16728
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas since their introduction, and what criteria are used to determine this.
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Question reference: S6W-16732
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce the amount of food internationally imported into Scotland and increase the amount of food produced domestically.
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Question reference: S6W-16733
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the fishing industry, prior to the opening of the consultation, regarding the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas.
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Question reference: S6W-16895
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 27 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Scotland maintains a viable rental market.
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Question reference: S6W-16731
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what deer population it considers is sustainable in Scotland, and how it plans to reach this figure.
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Question reference: S6W-16729
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 25 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it is considering to tackle rural-specific crime.
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Question reference: S6W-16734
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a rural workers taskforce to support the mental health of isolated workers in rural communities.
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Question reference: S6W-16730
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many deer have been culled under licence from NatureScot in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6W-16894
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that landlords are divesting from Scottish property markets as a result of the higher rate of additional dwelling supplement compared to England.