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-05087
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated to developing local community energy schemes on Forestry Commission land in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S4W-05089
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been invested by local communities on Forestry Commission land in Forestry Commission Scotland renewables contracts.
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Question reference: S4W-05088
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated annual payment to local communities on Forestry Commission land will be from the Forestry Commission Scotland renewables contracts.
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Question reference: S4W-05091
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of income generated by Forestry Commission Scotland renewables contracts will be given directly to local communities.
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Question reference: S4O-00646
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth last met COSLA and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S4O-00615
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what the increase in number of children entering Gaelic medium education has been since the Gaelic Action Plan was published.
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Question reference: S4O-00565
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met NHS Highland.
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Question reference: S4O-00588
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken in 2012 to promote the cultural legacy of rural Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-04472
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding streams are available to (a) housing associations and (b) social landlords other than competitive tendering under the Innovation and Investment Fund.
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Question reference: S4W-04391
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to Stirling Council’s rejection of Scottish Power’s proposals to mitigate the visual impact of the Beauly to Denny power line.