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 which measures under tier 2 of the agricultural policy support sustainable grazing practices on restored peatland.
To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the objectives of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024, what assessment it has made of enabling farming and crofting tenants to cull deer on unimproved land and moorland on common grazings.
To ask the Scottish Government what conclusions it has drawn from the study commissioned on the uptake of sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices in Less Favoured Areas.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39896 by Angus Robertson on 27 August 2025, whether it will provide the information requested regarding whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the First Minister and the President of the European Commission on 26 July 2025.
To ask the Scottish Government what changes are required to facilitate, encourage and enable peatland restoration projects through grazings committees.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will equip education settings to strengthen pupil understanding of relationships and violence against women and girls, and what work it has undertaken to achieve this.
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) options it has explored and (b) progress it has made regarding developing and implementing options to improve the pathway between emergency departments and Police Scotland for people who present in circumstances where spiking is suspected.
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the implementation forum to promote awareness of a public health approach to preventing violence against women and girls has met to date, and what recommendations or findings have arisen from any such meetings.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to add the characteristic of sex to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the Scottish Ministers are currently not complying with any of their duties under the Children (Scotland) Act 2020; which duties, if any, it considers the Scottish Ministers are currently not complying with, and how many instances of failure to comply with their duties under the Act have occurred to date.