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-27085
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when SEPA last met with the Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) cross-government group regarding fipronil and imidacloprid levels detected in UK surface waters, and what steps it is taking to reduce these levels in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27086
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether SEPA has assessed any impact of flea and worm treatments used for companion animals on the environment.
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Question reference: S6W-26877
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the economic and creative growth of Scotland’s unscripted screen sector.
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Question reference: S6W-26411
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to create a working group with relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the NICE guidance on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
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Question reference: S6O-03349
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to deliver a safer speed limit of 20 mph by 2025 on all appropriate roads in built-up areas.
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Question reference: S6W-26480
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) whether SPCB staff are permitted to wear disability awareness lanyards.
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Question reference: S6W-26412
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the pilot of the NHS Education for Scotland training module on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
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Question reference: S6W-26413
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on funding commitments for the research priorities identified in the report of the James Lind Alliance's Priority Setting Partnership for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), which was published in May 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-26190
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 4 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its work to support the enhancement of Channel 4's operations in Scotland, what its position is on Channel 4’s reported proposals to Ofcom for it to retain its 91% production quota for England and introduce a 65% London quota, and what representation it has made to (a) Channel 4 and (b) Ofcom regarding these proposals.
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Question reference: S6W-26410
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the Fair Fares Review will be published.