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-04020
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 February 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recent fall in oil prices has had on the economy of and employment in the Highlands and Islands.
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Question reference: S4W-24304
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 February 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans there are to accommodate court business if Inverness Sheriff Court is unavailable.
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Question reference: S4W-24303
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 February 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the former Dingwall Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court building.
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Question reference: S4W-24136
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 February 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage NHS boards to recruit and retain GPs on 17C contracts.
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Question reference: S4W-24138
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 February 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect dispensary services for GPs on 17C contracts.
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Question reference: S4W-24137
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 February 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect the terms and conditions of GPs on 17C contracts.
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Question reference: S4O-03976
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle poverty in the Highlands and Islands.
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Question reference: S4W-24096
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) local authority and (b) private care homes in each local authority area are subject to admission restrictions set by the Care Inspectorate, and how long these have been in place.
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Question reference: S4W-24095
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government which hospitals were placed on red alert between 1 December 2014 and 15 January 2015 and for how long; how many beds were available during the red alert period, and how this compared with demand.
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Question reference: S4W-24069
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many crossings on the Lochboisdale – Mallaig ferry service in each month since November 2013 have been (a) scheduled and (b) cancelled, and what the reason was for each cancellation.
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