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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 4 February 2026
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Question reference: S5W-11154

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 September 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that payments have been allocated to bank accounts under its various agricultural support schemes since 2016 that do not specify under which scheme refer to; what action it is taking to ensure that the people and businesses in receipt of such payments are advised of (a) what the payment was for and (b) how the calculation was made, and by what date all such advice will be given.

Question reference: S5F-01509

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2017

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that there is public confidence in the leadership of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5T-00631

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the reported shortage of NHS radiologists.

Question reference: S5O-01200

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 August 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the recent GERS figures.

Question reference: S5W-10301

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 August 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether the SQA plans to remove the skills test element from 4-year Apprentice SVQ level 3 training.

Question reference: S5W-10302

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the further devolution of the Crown Estate to local authorities.

Question reference: S5W-10304

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it receiving income from the Crown Estate, what the annual capital investment will be.

Question reference: S5W-10303

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of insurance is for the Crown Estate in the current financial year.

Question reference: S5W-09174

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 May 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it will distribute income from the Crown Estate, and how often it will do this.

Question reference: S5W-09642

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the railway network has fibre optic cabling along existing rail tracks.