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-03972
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether a call will be made for candidate areas for national park status.
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Question reference: S6W-03971
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the first steps will be in the process of identifying potential candidate areas for national park status.
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Question reference: S6W-03969
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether a proposal under section 2 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 will be made in Spring 2022.
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Question reference: S6O-00312
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to encourage more affordable homes to be built in remote and rural areas.
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Question reference: S6W-03404
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which of its agencies are involved in assessing the level of medical drugs in (a) watercourses and (b) public water supplies.
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Question reference: S6W-03389
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide funding to enable Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels and other volunteer groups to continue their work and deliver practical control measures to ensure red squirrels flourish in the future and, if so, how much will be made available.
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Question reference: S6W-03715
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the cat ID chipping scheme currently being rolled out in England to help track any improvements in kitten breeding and trading following the new licensing of breeding regulations, whether it plans to introduce the scheme in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03407
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take to assess any damage that chemical pollutants have caused in waterways and rivers.
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Question reference: S6W-03403
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to monitor watercourses for the presence of (a) painkillers, (b) anti-inflammatories, (c) antidepressants and (d) over-the-counter medicines.
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Question reference: S6W-03402
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to carry out immediate research to understand the full risks to birds and fish of over-the-counter medicines entering into waterways.
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