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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: S5W-02484

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how details of flood mitigation schemes are shared with the insurance industry and whether it considers this process adequate.

The details of flood protection schemes owned by local authorities are held on the Scottish Flood Defence Asset Database (SFDAD) administered by SEPA. This database is available for registered users to view through a secure website. The aim of this website is to provide users with a tool to view detailed information on flood protection schemes and their associated assets within Scotland. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is aware of SFDAD and that it is open for its members and other insurers to register for the service and view the information therein.

At the moment, SFDAD only includes those schemes that have progressed under the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961. However, the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (the 2009 Act) makes provision for capturing all structures and measures that contribute to flood risk management into one dataset. The Scottish Government is working with SEPA and the local authorities to develop SFDAD so that it can, ultimately, include more the more detailed information required by the 2009 Act.

Question reference: S5W-02486

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how flood risk communities are involved in the planning and delivery of flood mitigation schemes.

The Scottish Government believes that public awareness, participation and community support are essential components of sustainable flood risk management. That is why the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 sets out a framework for coordination and cooperation between all organisations involved in flood risk management, including a formal statutory process which leads to confirmation of a flood protection scheme. This process provides an opportunity for local people to comment on, and lodge objections to, any proposed scheme, which local authorities will then be obliged to seek to address. However, long before a planned flood protection scheme gets to the stage of formal confirmation, local authorities are encouraged to involve local residents, land managers and key community representatives in the scheme planning process. This helps to build understanding and trust locally, which means that communities understand the basis on which decisions about flood risk management actions have been made.

Question reference: S5W-02445

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many hours its civil servants have spent preparing (a) analysis and briefings and (b) draft legislation in relation to land reform since 6 May 2016.

Question reference: S5W-02572

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on calls to reopen Eastriggs railway station.

Although a new station at Eastriggs does not feature in our current £5 billion investment programme in Scotland’s railways to 2019, we are committed to on-going improvements to rail services and connectivity.

Funding for new railway stations can be considered from the Scottish Government's £30 million Scottish Stations Fund which aims to lever in third party funding to provide new and improved stations. Projects will be considered subject to the Scottish Government’s investment priorities for the strategic transport network, a robust business case, affordability and other competing proposals.

Question reference: S5W-02783

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5W-02443

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many hours its civil servants have spent preparing analysis and briefings in relation to overseas travel by the First Minster since 23 June 2016, broken down by visit.

Question reference: S5W-02431

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of records in the Scottish National Archives have been withdrawn as unfit for production in each year since 2007.

National Records of Scotland holds over 80 linear km of archive material comprising millions of individual items in a wide variety of formats. 7562 of these items are currently marked as “unfit for production” and a further 1494 are marked as “record at risk”. Annual figures are not kept. As the national archives holdings are measured in linear kilometres, it is not possible to express these items as a percentage of the total collection.

Question reference: S5W-02444

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many overseas trips have been taken by civil servants accompanying the First Minister since 23 June 2016.

Question reference: S5W-02440

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a forward loan scheme for single farm payments in 2016-17.

As I announced in Parliament on 13 September 2016, the Scottish Government has set up the 2016 National Basic Payment Support Scheme.

Under this scheme, eligible farmers and crofters will be able to receive a loan of
80 per cent of their expected eligible CAP Basic Payment and Greening 2016 up to a maximum of €150,000.

More information is available at:

https://www.ruralpayments.org/publicsite/futures/topics/all-schemes/national-loan-schemes/loans-for-2016-17-payments/

Question reference: S5W-02432

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of records in the Scottish National Archives are considered vulnerable.