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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S4O-02866
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of childcare provision in an independent Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-19026
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what review it has carried out of trafficking legislation in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-02668
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the CashBack for Communities programme in Fife.
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Question reference: S4O-02513
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on common agricultural policy funding to be made available to Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-17472
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what PFI contracts to build schools were approved in Fife between 1999 and 2007, what the capital cost was for each and how much will be paid over the lifetime of the contracts.
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Question reference: S4W-17398
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether jobs on so-called zero-hours contracts are eligible for support from regional selective assistance.
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Question reference: S4O-02486
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how its economic policy protects family budgets.
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Question reference: S4W-17271
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the abolition of tolls on the Forth Road Bridge on (a) jobs and (b) economic development in Fife.
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Question reference: S4W-17272
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S3W-38767 by Keith Brown on 27 January 2011, whether it will provide an update on the average annual saving for a commuter since the abolition of tolls on the Forth Road Bridge.
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Question reference: S4W-17273
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it maintains a record of the number of vehicles using the Forth Road Bridge since the abolition of bridge tolls.
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