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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 4 July 2025
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Question reference: S3W-40300

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scotland-registered skippers have been prosecuted for illegally landing fish in each year from 2002.

Question reference: S3W-40298

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the value was of mackerel landed illegally in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004 and (d) 2005.

Question reference: S3W-40299

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fish were illegally landed in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004 and (d) 2005.

Question reference: S3W-40190

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 14 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to explore ways to establish a youth microcredit scheme.

Question reference: S3W-40191

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 14 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what stakeholders it has met to discuss ways to establish a youth microcredit scheme.

Question reference: S3W-39492

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive which elements of the National Marine Plan will ensure that the development of aquaculture sites does not lead to the harassment of grey seals and common seals at haul-out sites.

Question reference: S3W-39485

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason Marine Scotland selected the highest number within the potential biological removal range calculated by the Sea Mammal Research Unit when deciding how many common seals could be killed under licence in the Moray Firth Seal Management Area.

Question reference: S3W-39491

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences to kill common seals in the Western Isles Seal Management Area under section 110(1)(f) and (g) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 have been granted for the (a) Western Isles Seal Conservation Area and (b) the rest of the Western Isles Seal Management Area and for how many seals in each

Question reference: S3W-39484

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what allowance it makes for misidentification of species when deciding the number of grey and common seals that may be shot under licence under section 110(1)(f) and (g) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.

Question reference: S3W-39493

  • Asked by: Robin Harper, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the impact of new fish farm developments on local seal populations is assessed during the screening process for new site designations and, if so, what reasons have been given by operators of new fish farms for applying for seal licences.