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.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether an environmental assessment has been carried out in relation to proposed work by Scottish Water to install a new pipeline between Baljaffray and reservoirs in Milngavie.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13949 by Shona Robison on 19 January 2018, whether the decision to transfer paediatric services from the Royal Alexandra Hospital to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow will be reversed should the conditions for approval set out in the answer not be met.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the introduction of regulations on animal sanctuaries and rehoming agencies will affect such services with no fixed premises.
To ask the Scottish Government how much illegal waste has been dumped on farmland in each of the last five years, and how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for this.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in the event of any future unlicensed releases of beavers into the wild.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to (a) farmers and (b) landowners to deal with waste illegally dumped on their land and whether it is considering providing additional assistance.
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates in each of the last three years it has met the Electronic Collar Manufacturers Association.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out or plans of the potential (a) ecosystem disruption, (b) spread of disease among native species, (c) flooding and adverse watercourse condition risk and (d) infrastructure damage as a result of the recent establishment of beaver populations.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has offered to landowners in the last year to mitigate damage caused by beavers to (a) farmland, (b) forestry and (c) waterways.
To ask the Scottish Government how many beavers there are, and what methodology it uses to calculate the number.