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: S4W-30163
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much basic payment scheme funding has been awarded to crofters, and what proportion of the scheme's budget this represents.
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Question reference: S4W-30160
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether its common agricultural policy area payment scheme computer system is now fully operational.
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Question reference: S4W-30332
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what financial modelling of the new areas of natural constraint payment system it has carried out, and what the results were.
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Question reference: S4W-30159
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether its common agricultural policy area payment budget has been top-sliced to pay for the area payment computer system and, if so, what the average cost has been to applicants, expressed as a percentage of the amount due.
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Question reference: S4W-30166
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional staff it has recently recruited or redeployed to offices in crofting areas to help process rural payments.
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Question reference: S4W-30164
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many crofters have (a) applied and (b) received payment for common grazing shares under the basic payment scheme, and whether problems with processing applications have led to a delay.
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Question reference: S4W-30168
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of single farm payment applications in each parliamentary region that have been approved (a) has been paid and (b) is awaiting payment, also broken down by the average (i) value of the payment and (ii) holding size of the farm.
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Question reference: S4W-30157
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget is for the (a) less favoured area support, (b) agri-environment climate and (c) Scottish suckler beef support scheme and when it will begin payments.
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Question reference: S4W-30161
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many crofters in (a) Skye and (b) the rest of the country have (i) applied for and (ii) received basic payment scheme funding.
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Question reference: S4W-30158
- Asked by: Jean Urquhart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether payments from the crofting counties agricultural grant scheme are being delayed because of problems with processing area payment applications and, if so, what action it is taking.