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: S5W-18195
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to transport connections at the ferry port of Cairnryan.
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Question reference: S5W-18194
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding plans for a new town station in Stranraer.
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Question reference: S5O-02258
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to tackle the reported high levels of COPD in the Stranraer area, and whether this will include the installation of new air monitoring equipment.
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Question reference: S5O-02209
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides for the funding of further education courses in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S5W-16870
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what process is in place for funding applications to the South of Scotland Economic Partnership.
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Question reference: S5W-16869
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many funding applications have been received by the South of Scotland Economic Partnership, and how many of these (a) have been successful and (b) are waiting to be processed.
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Question reference: S5W-16853
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many on-board compliance inspections Marine Scotland has conducted each month as part of the scientific trial of electrofishing for razor clams, also broken down by how many boats have failed the inspection, and how often after their initial inspection can boat owners expect their craft to be further inspected.
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Question reference: S5W-16095
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15636 by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 April 2018, by what date it expects the legislation to increase the maximum sentence for animal cruelty to be (a) introduced and (b) in place.
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Question reference: S5W-15643
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it conducted an economic and environmental assessment of hydraulic dredging for razor clams prior to setting the terms of the razor clam electrofishing trial.
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Question reference: S5W-15642
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it undertook with hydraulic dredge fishing operators prior to the passage of the Razor Clams (Prohibition on Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2017.
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