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-22114
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to establish a threshold for tapering agricultural payments under provisions in the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-22257
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will explore the establishment of a marine innovation site.
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Question reference: S6W-22258
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its recently published Innovation Strategy will encourage and facilitate the establishment of a marine innovation site.
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Question reference: S6W-22183
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many farmers its ministers spoke with regarding the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill prior to its introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-22255
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to any potential applicability in Scotland of the approaches taken in Norway to aquaculture consenting and innovation, in light of its recent participation at Aqua Nor in Trondheim.
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Question reference: S6W-22256
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote innovation in Scotland’s aquaculture sector.
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Question reference: S6W-22180
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 31 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all GP surgeries that have closed in each of the last five years, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-22115
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it plans to publish the guidelines for farmers to adopt ahead of the proposed implementation of provisions in the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-22116
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how often the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board meets, and, on average, how long each meeting lasts.
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Question reference: S6W-22111
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how often the Agriculture and Rural Development Stakeholder Group should meet in order to perform its function effectively.
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