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
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: S5W-27394
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on implementing parts of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 not yet enacted (a) regarding agricultural holdings and (b) in chapter 5 regarding rent review.
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Question reference: S5O-04107
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the GrASTech project, which aims to develop existing livestock farming technology to monitor and reduce methane production.
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Question reference: S5O-04031
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports traditional culture in the north east.
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Question reference: S5F-03858
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2020
To ask the First Minister what measures the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported crisis in wild salmon stocks.
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Question reference: S5O-04004
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce crime in and around court buildings.
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Question reference: S5O-03931
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2019
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it plans to take in response to statistics showing that 65.4% of patients referred to NHS Grampian were treated within 18 weeks.
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Question reference: S5O-03887
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2019
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of rising levels of stress-related sickness among prison staff.
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Question reference: S5W-26485
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it gives to people working, living, or hiking in areas with infected ticks and livestock.
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Question reference: S5W-26486
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by a senior clinician from the University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine that "the presence of B. venatorum in the UK represents a new risk to humans working, living, or hiking in areas with infected ticks and livestock, particularly sheep.”
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Question reference: S5W-26508
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 November 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19928 by Fergus Ewing on 14 November 2018, whether it will provide the information for 2018-19 on the number of offences recorded by Police Scotland under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953.