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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: S6W-37891
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will track progress towards net zero in the agriculture and land use sectors.
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Question reference: S6W-37889
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure equitable access to funding for land use change across all regions of Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-37883
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that rural and island communities are not disproportionately affected by any land use changes required to meet carbon budgets.
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Question reference: S6W-37888
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential cultural impacts of livestock reductions on rural communities.
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Question reference: S6W-37890
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support will be available to farmers adopting (a) methane suppressing feed additives and (b) improved manure management practices.
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Question reference: S6W-37885
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support rural employment through land-based climate action.
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Question reference: S6W-37892
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that any reduction in livestock production does not lead to increased imports of high-emission meat and dairy.
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Question reference: S6W-37894
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what role precision agriculture has in reducing nitrous oxide emissions from fertiliser use.
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Question reference: S6W-37884
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to support livestock farmers in reducing methane emissions, in line with the Climate Change Committee's 2045 net zero pathway.
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Question reference: S6W-37886
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it will engage with crofters and smallholders in the transition to low carbon land use.
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