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: S4W-12162
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether Amazon has created (a) 750 permanent new jobs and (b) a further 1,500 temporary jobs during the peak Christmas period at its fulfilment centre at Dunfermline as announced in the Scottish Government news release of 15 November 2011, Amazon opens in Fife.
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Question reference: S4W-12156
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether Steel Engineering has created at least 120 jobs as stated on page 85 of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
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Question reference: S4W-12164
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether Amazon has created an additional 200 posts at its fulfilment facility in Gourock as announced in the Scottish Government news release of 15 November 2011, Amazon opens in Fife.
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Question reference: S4W-12157
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether Doosan Power Systems has set up an R&D centre near Glasgow creating 200 jobs, as stated on page 84 of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
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Question reference: S4W-12158
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether Doosan Power Systems has created up to 1,700 jobs through its offshore wind plans, as referred to on page 84 of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
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Question reference: S4W-12159
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether Gamesa has created the 300 jobs referred to on page 84 of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
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Question reference: S4W-12161
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the planned 200 jobs referred to on page 84 of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13 Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd has created.
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Question reference: S4O-01638
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce its plans for the Highlands and Islands superfast broadband pilot.
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Question reference: S4W-11519
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 6 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many shifts per Highlands and Islands ambulance station have been (a) delivered by single crewed ambulances and (b) dropped in the last 12 months.
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Question reference: S4W-11515
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance Areva will receive from (a) it and (b) Scottish Enterprise as a result of its memorandum of understanding with the Scottish Government.
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