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
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Question reference: S5W-02077
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01335 by Humza Yousaf on 5 August 2016, whether it will ask Cal Mac Ferries to provide more detail regarding the precise commercial risks that are anticipated if the requested information was made available to communities given that there is a publicly subsidised contract in place for these routes and no competitor on them.
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Question reference: S5W-02076
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01335 by Humza Yousaf on 5 August 2016, whether it will ask Cal Mac Ferries to release the information requested on the basis of a non-disclosure agreement with named individuals in communities served by these routes in order to allow research into, and informed development of, policy on present and future ferry needs.
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Question reference: S5W-02079
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government in what circumstances local authorities are allowed to charge for music tuition held in school during the normal school day as an option on the timetable.
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Question reference: S5W-01335
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will instruct Transport Scotland to collect data from 1 August 2016 for a period of 12 months on (a) unsuccessful attempts to book vehicles on CalMac Ferries to Islay, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay and Mull and the reasons; (b) cancellations of sailings on these routes and the reasons for such cancellations, (c) space on each sailing on these routes pre-booked by hauliers or other regular major users and not taken up and (d) utilisation of such space by unbooked or weight-listed vehicles and any such space left unfilled at the time of sailing.
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Question reference: S5W-01300
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it was informed that the senior BBC manager in Scotland would no longer sit on the BBC's executive board and what its reaction was.
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Question reference: S5W-01298
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it expects to have with the BBC director of nations and regions and what guarantees about such consultation the BBC's director general has given.
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Question reference: S5W-01288
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will make an announcement about goose management payments for 2016-17 and any new or developed scheme for goose management on Islay.
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Question reference: S5W-01299
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the restructuring of BBC senior management announced on 6 July 2016 will place the BBC senior manager in Scotland nearer, or further from, significant decision-making structures within the organisation.
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Question reference: S5W-01289
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with regard to (a) establishing a new scheme to assist farmers and crofters on Islay with goose management and (b) compensating them for damage caused by geese to grasslands and crops.
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Question reference: S5W-01186
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when the Highland Self Builld Loan Fund will be made available in Argyll and Bute.