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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

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: S5O-04596

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the UK Internal Market Bill.

Question reference: S5W-31021

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to remain aligned to EU environmental regulations at the end of the transition period, what discussions it has had with the UK Government to ensure that the future relationship with the EU will not result in the chemical industry having to repeat animal tests in order to retain their registrations under a new UK-REACH system.

Question reference: S5O-04492

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in light of NSPCC highlighting Police Scotland data showing that recorded sexual offences against children have increased by 30% in the last five years.

Question reference: S5O-04445

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to third sector and community organisations to address hunger and isolation during the COVID-19 crisis.

Question reference: S5O-04394

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact on rural businesses, what engagement it had with equestrian governing bodies to inform the phased return to activity.

Question reference: S5O-04372

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has made available to support businesses in North Ayrshire during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S5O-04193

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by David Stewart on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on 5 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment it makes of the content of Member-sponsored exhibitions in the Parliament.

All Member-sponsored exhibitions must secure the sponsorship of a Member and fulfil the SPCB’s agreed criteria for Member-sponsored exhibitions. The criteria are that exhibitions must be related to parliamentary business or support Members in their parliamentary role for example by informing Members about a specific issue.

Member-sponsored exhibitions are not approved but are allocated according to availability.

As Member-sponsored exhibitions are aimed at Members only and take place in passholder areas of the building, the SPCB does not feel it is necessary or appropriate to assess the content being provided by other organisations to brief Members on subjects that the organisation is typically an expert in.

As part of the allocations process, parliamentary officials give consideration to the best venue for specific exhibitions and take into account where organisations have asked for preferred dates.

Question reference: S5O-04176

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of punitive sanction regimes in drug and alcohol treatment services.

Question reference: S5O-04109

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support environmentally sustainable farming practices.

Question reference: S5O-04053

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many take-home naloxone kits have been supplied by the Scottish Ambulance Service since 2011.