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 what the role is of (a) the Scottish Ministers, (b) Scottish Natural Heritage and (c) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in the consenting process for oil transfer licences made under the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010 as amended.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Minister for Environment and Climate Change is conducting "an informal review" of Orkney Islands Council’s proposed changes to the management of ballast water in Scapa Flow, in light of his statutory responsibility to review this decision under the habitats directive.
To ask the Scottish Government what advice the Minister for Environment and Climate Change has received from (a) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and (b) Scottish Natural Heritage regarding Orkney Islands Council’s recently adopted changes to the management of ballast water in Scapa Flow.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Minister for Environment and Climate Change or his officials have had with the European Commission about Orkney Islands Council’s recently adopted changes to the management of ballast water in Scapa Flow and its compatibility with EU legislation.
To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it has carried out on the affordability to an independent Scotland of introducing tax relief for film productions at the levels available in countries such as Ireland, Canada and New Zealand.
To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it has carried out on the affordability to an independent Scotland of continuing the tax incentives currently offered by the UK Government in relation to the creative industries.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that people with serious criminal convictions are teaching in schools.
To ask the Scottish Government what flexibility there is in the national calculation method for determining the type of heating system used in large public buildings.
To ask the Scottish Government whether an expert panel has been established to consider strategic options regarding the future of the Northern Isles ferry service and, if so, who sits on the panel.
To ask the Scottish Government what bodies are represented on the Northern Isles Ferries Consultative Forum; how membership was decided; on what dates and where it has met, and what was discussed.