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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: S6W-40527

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37508 by Jim Fairlie on 29 May 2025, whether NatureScot presented its final version of the species licensing review to the Scottish Ministers in April 2025, and, if so, by what date the findings will be published.

Further to my response to S6W-37508, the Species Licensing Review was sent for external review in July but the completion of this review has been delayed. NatureScot anticipate that the external review will be completed shortly and returned to NatureScot before being presented to Ministers for consideration prior to being published.

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Question reference: S6O-04816

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the proposed establishment of Great British Railways and any potential implications for devolved responsibilities over rail services and infrastructure in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04674

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland’s labour market of the Prime Minister’s recent statement on immigration policy.

Question reference: S6O-04483

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of Gaelic-medium education at primary level in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency.

Question reference: S6O-04474

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 March 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what information it has on for what reason stamps that are issued in the Parliament’s Post Office are not Scotland Country Definitive stamps by default.

Question reference: S6O-04428

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it controls budgets relating to public inquiries.

Question reference: S6W-34803

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the NatureScot licensing review will report, and by what date a decision will be announced regarding the agency charging for its licensing services.

Question reference: S6O-04356

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland’s work to tackle the issue of uncontrolled pyrotechnics at football matches.

Question reference: S6O-04343

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its negotiations with the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the release of relevant data pertaining to the two-child benefit cap.

Question reference: S6O-04224

Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NatureScot’s proposal to mandate advance written notification to landowners for schedule 1 bird monitoring could discourage the identification of raptor crimes on managed land.