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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: S5W-09423

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its proposal to bring the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) under the governance of a strategic board focused on economic outcomes, whether the ability of the SFC to focus on activities that do not relate to enterprise and skills will be constrained.

The Scottish Funding Council will remain accountable to Scottish Ministers. The SFC, in common with the other agencies, will retain its own board which will continue to perform its duties in line with its Ministerial letter of guidance and legislative requirements. The role of the Strategic Board will be to establish increased collaboration between the agencies in order to deliver inclusive economic growth.

Question reference: S5W-09425

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its proposal to bring the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) under the governance of a strategic board focused on economic outcomes, how the SFC’s role, functions and activities that do not relate to enterprise and skills will be governed and maintained.

Question reference: S5W-09424

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its proposal to bring the Scottish Funding Council under the governance of a strategic board focused on economic outcomes, how it will protect academic freedom.

Question reference: S5W-09259

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 15), on what dates it has held joint meetings with Colleges Scotland and EIS-FELA regarding the implementation of the agreement that was reached in 2016.

Question reference: S5O-01007

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 18 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to prepare for the event of no deal being agreed following the Brexit negotiations.

The Scottish Government is considering a range of scenarios in relation to Brexit. It will be much easier to predict and plan for all scenarios if Scotland is fully engaged in the negotiation process.

It is clear is that a no-deal scenario would be extremely damaging for Scotland. We will do our very best to avoid that and therefore continue to adhere to the JMC (EN) terms of reference on oversight and UK-wide agreement

Question reference: S5O-01025

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the distributional impact on households of its proposed Air Departure Tax reduction.

Question reference: S5T-00536

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the decision by the SQA to restrict teachers’ access to exam papers after the exam has been taken to prevent "inappropriate postings" on social media.

Question reference: S5O-00936

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the importance of consent is taught as part of sex education in schools.

Question reference: S5W-08760

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 10 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its proposed review of personal and social education, whether it will provide details of (a) the full remit of the review, (b) the terms of reference for the review, (c) the review's timescale, (d) who will conduct the review, (e) what efforts will be undertaken to consult stakeholders and (f) how (i) LGBTI+ relationships and (ii) the importance of consent will be included in its consideration of sex education.

Question reference: S5W-08670

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to progress action 110720004 in the Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Flood Risk Management Plan, natural flood management work on Gruggies Burn in Dumbarton.

The Scottish Government does not implement flood risk management measures. Local authorities and other responsible authorities, such as Scottish Water, are responsible for delivering these actions.

The natural flood management work in the Gruggies catchment has been largely completed. Native woodland planting has been carried out in the upper catchment, managed by The Woodland Trust. An assessment of the benefits of the planting is currently being funded by The Woodland Trust and West Dunbartonshire Council.