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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-21221

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it cost to run the consultation on the proposed Agriculture Bill.

Question reference: S6W-21226

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns raised in the consultation on the proposed Agriculture Bill that it could lead to "an over-fixation on administration and efficiency, and less dedicated focus on the environment itself".

Question reference: S6O-02562

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the effectiveness of its current income tax policies in stimulating economic growth and job creation.

Question reference: S6W-21038

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to the feedback in the consultation on its proposed Agriculture Bill that wider rural development proposals should not be the focus of the bill.

Question reference: S6W-21037

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take to ensure that the data-sharing measures in its proposed Agriculture Bill are conducted in accordance with GDPR.

Question reference: S6W-21039

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed Agriculture Bill will include measures to support community-led local development.

Question reference: S6W-21035

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to increase transparency in the four-tiered payment structure in its proposed Agriculture Bill.

Question reference: S6W-21034

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to the concerns expressed in the consultation on the Agriculture Bill that commercial forestry will not benefit local communities.

A consultation on the Bill’s proposals ran from 29 August 2022 to 5 December 2022, where a wide range of views were received. On 22 June 2023, the Scottish Government published the Agriculture Bill - Analysis of Consultation Responses which details the findings of this extended engagement.

As is convention, following consultation on proposed legislation, Ministers are considering the views received to inform a new Agriculture Bill which will be introduced in 2023. In turn, Parliament will consider the proposals and provide further comment on draft proposals, accordingly.

Question reference: S6W-21036

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it provide further clarification regarding what it means by "unforeseen circumstances" within the framework of its proposed Agriculture Bill.

Question reference: S6W-21141

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the concerns raised as part of the consultation on the Agriculture Bill regarding ministers’ understanding of the science surrounding plant genetic resources and plant health.