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: S4F-00420
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2012
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions' statement that the UK Government's proposed benefit reforms will not lead to an increase in child poverty in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-04332
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it is taking regarding the operation of the Scottish Greenbelt Company Limited and the maintenance of common parts in various developments in the Scottish Borders.
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Question reference: S4F-00313
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2011
To ask the First Minister how many cases the Scottish Government considers might be affected retrospectively by the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-04021
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Justice or (b) Lord Advocate had received any communication from the (i) US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, (ii) Home Office or (iii) interim Libyan government concerning proposals to extradite Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi to the USA.
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Question reference: S4W-03742
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) investigations have been carried out and (b) dog control notices have been issued since the commencement of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-03077
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02834 by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 September 2011, whether it will introduce legislation to regulate the charging of fees by private care homes.
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Question reference: S4W-02834
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the regulations relating to the charging regime of private care homes.
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Question reference: S4W-02383
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01679 by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 August 2011, what the timetable is for its proposed legislation on high hedges.
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Question reference: S4W-02245
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much VAT it has paid since 2007, broken down by year.
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Question reference: S4F-00101
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011
To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported discovery of documents relating to the Gaddafi regime's connections with the US and UK intelligence services, whether the Scottish Government has requested access to any such documents that might be relevant to the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie.
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