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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-27146

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 11 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what role its agencies play in working with UK Export Finance.

Question reference: S5W-27145

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 11 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many Scotland-based oil and gas sector companies have received support from UK Export Finance.

Question reference: S5W-27140

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 24 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken to reduce the volume of traffic on the A85 through Crieff.

From the data we have available traffic levels on the A85 to and from Crieff have been reasonably stable over the last three years.

Our second National Transport Strategy (NTS2) sets out a compelling vision for the kind of transport system we want for Scotland over the next 20 years, one that protects our climate and improves lives. At the national level, future transport investment decisions will be made as part of the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). To ensure that we create successful places in future we recognise that we need to manage the demand for transport and STPR2 is being developed in line with the Sustainable Travel and Investment Hierarchies as set out in NTS2.

Question reference: S5W-27045

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what carbon offset deals between it and private sector actors are (a) in place and (b) under discussion, broken down by (i) the time period for each and (ii) how much CO2 will be offset.

Question reference: S5W-27046

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what the total financial value will be of the carbon offset deals that are (a) in place and (b) under discussion.

Question reference: S5O-04098

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when the environment secretary last met communities living near the natural gas and ethylene plants at Mossmorran.

Question reference: S5W-27083

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how it will align the strategic research programme on agriculture, environment, food and land with (a) the climate change plan, (b) the declaration of a climate emergency, (c) its proposed Good Food Nation Bill and (d) its proposed Agriculture Bill.

Question reference: S5W-27084

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) development work and (b) stakeholder engagement has taken place regarding the strategic research programme on agriculture, environment, food and land.

Question reference: S5W-26908

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 24 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many early deaths in each NHS board area have been linked to air pollution (a) in each of the last five years and (b) since April 2019.

Question reference: S5W-26989

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it plans to take in response to the Clean Air for Scotland review recommendation in relation to reducing smoke pollution as a result of muirburn.

The Scottish Government is currently considering the report of the independently led review of the Cleaner Air for Scotland strategy. The conclusions and recommendations from the review will be used to develop a new air quality strategy which will be issued for consultation later this year. We are also taking account of these conclusions and recommendations as we consider the recommendations for further regulation of muirburn made by the Grouse Moor Management Review Group in its recent report to the Scottish Government.