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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

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Question reference: S5W-28931

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 May 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 May 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding whether the rearranged COP26 conference will be held in Glasgow.

Question reference: S5W-27912

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of the (a) Green Infrastructure Fund and (b) Green Infrastructure Community Engagement Fund, and for what reason Scottish Natural Heritage does not expect to reopen applications.

Question reference: S5W-27901

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has requested or will request advice on agricultural and land use policies for Scotland from the UK Committee on Climate Change.

Question reference: S5O-04280

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the inter-ministerial group on policy coherence for sustainable development that it announced at Scotland’s International Development Alliance AGM in September 2019.

Question reference: S5W-27655

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to apply the principles of the Just Transition to the agriculture and related land-use sector.

We need to ensure that our transition to a low carbon economy is just. That is why we agreed to embed just transition principles into our climate legislation last year and established the independent Just Transition Commission to provide government with practical recommendations on how we might achieve this.

The Commission includes representation from the farming sector, and held evidence sessions, including one on agriculture and land use. It published an interim report last month which we are currently considering.

Question reference: S5W-27656

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve climate literacy in (a) the agricultural sector and (b) rural areas.

The Scottish Government is committed to raising awareness within both our agricultural and wider rural communities.

We support the dissemination of high quality information and advice through the likes of the Farm Advisory Services, Farming For a Better Climate, the Monitor Farm Network and the Young Farming Climate Champions.

The Scottish Government also held a series of workshops across Scotland last year as part of the Big Climate Conversation and we are in the process of establishing a Citizens’ Assembly, allowing us to engage with all areas of society including rural areas.

Question reference: S5O-04236

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent petition calling on the First Minister to declare an ecological emergency.

Question reference: S5W-27334

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many individual members of staff at (a) Scottish Natural Heritage, (b) the Crown Estate Scotland, (c) Scottish Water, (d) the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, (e) the Drinking Water Quality Regulator, (f) the Scottish Land Commission and (g) the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency used air travel for official business trips (i) in 2018-19 and (ii) since April 2019, also broken down by overseas flights.

Question reference: S5O-04123

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reported rural bus route reductions in South Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-04099

Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how rural communities can be supported socially, economically and environmentally by a more robust deer management system designed in the public interest.