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-07639
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 16 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the public liability requirements are for windfarm companies.
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Question reference: S5O-00778
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in filling vacant GP posts in Dumfries and Galloway and other rural areas.
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Question reference: S5W-07524
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many officials in its Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities Directorate are working full-time or full-time equivalent on preparing for the devolution to Scotland of EU powers over farming.
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Question reference: S5W-07521
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 8 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations have been made for Scotland regarding the UK leaving the common agricultural policy.
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Question reference: S5W-07523
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many Marine Scotland staff are working full-time or full-time equivalent on preparing for the devolution to Scotland of EU powers over fisheries.
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Question reference: S5W-07522
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time or full-time equivalent staff it has working on preparing Scotland for the UK leaving the EU.
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Question reference: S5W-07525
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations have been made for Scotland regarding the UK leaving the common fisheries policy.
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Question reference: S5W-07338
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the need to licence sanctuaries and re-homing organisations as part of its review of the Animal Health and Welfare Act (Scotland) Act 2006.
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Question reference: S5O-00713
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the time taken to conclude cases in the courts.
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Question reference: S5W-06511
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the Scottish Prison Service project, Shaping our Future.
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