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-04045
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) formal guidance on its red list, which states that "(t)he Red List should [therefore] not be interpreted as a means of priority setting. The difference between measuring threats and assessing conservation priorities needs to be appreciated."
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Question reference: S6W-04169
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Young Farmers Start-Up Grant Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04166
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Beef Efficiency Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04168
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the New Entrants Start-Up Grant Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04174
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Young Farmers Start-Up Grant Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04173
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the New Entrants Start-Up Grant Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04438
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Graeme Dey on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome is of its latest review into border health measures, and whether there will be any changes to the regulations.
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Question reference: S6W-04170
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04171
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Beef Efficiency Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-04142
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on funding arrangements for the National Care Home Contract settlement for the financial year 2022-23.
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