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: S5W-30744
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to businesses in the waste and resources sector that have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Question reference: S5W-29588
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23699 by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 June 2019, for what reason the report on the impact of the spreading of sewage sludge has not been published, and by what date it will be.
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Question reference: S5W-29589
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23700 by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 June 2019, what progress has been made with developing the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s integrated authorisation framework.
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Question reference: S5O-04395
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made regarding plans to support B&Bs that are not on the rates system and were not eligible to apply to the COVID-19 hardship scheme solely because they did not have a business bank account.
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Question reference: S5W-29232
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to the recommendations by the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) in its publication, Opinion on the Welfare of Animals during Transport.
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Question reference: S5O-04333
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Falkirk district's tourism industry.
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Question reference: S5O-04298
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on discussions with Falkirk Council and West Lothian Council regarding upgrading the A801 Avon Gorge crossing.
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Question reference: S5O-04238
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how measures in its Budget for 2020-21 will help Scotland to meet its climate change ambitions.
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Question reference: S5W-27559
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 February 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on approvals from the AECS (Agri-Environment Climate Scheme) 2019 application round.