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-27732
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to complete major capacity and speed improvements to the Highland Main Line before 2025.
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Question reference: S4W-27539
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government who has been awarded funding from the extra £20 million announced to help tackle violence against women.
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Question reference: S4W-27538
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what changes it has made to the funding arrangements from 2016 for the (a) Equality Fund, (b) Violence Against Women and Girls Fund, (c) Children's Services Women's Aid Fund and (d) Rape Crisis Specific Fund.
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Question reference: S4W-27536
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on creating the four violence against women strategy working groups; when each of these groups has met; who chairs each group; who the members are; when they will report on progress, and when they will report their recommendations to the violence against women joint strategic board.
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Question reference: S4W-27534
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what developments there have been regarding Equally Safe: Scotland's Strategy for Preventing and Eradicating Violence against Women and Girls since March 2015.
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Question reference: S4W-27535
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when the violence against women joint strategic board has met; who chairs the board; who the members are, and when it will report its recommendations.
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Question reference: S4O-04642
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Futures Trust about the completion of the new Elgin High School.
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Question reference: S4W-27537
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 22 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government to whom the (a) Equality Fund, (b) Violence Against Women and Girls Fund, (c) Children's Services Women's Aid Fund and (d) Rape Crisis Specific Fund awarded funding for 2015-16.
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Question reference: S4O-04602
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote emergency life support training in schools.
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Question reference: S4F-02941
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2015
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with women's groups following reports that the UK Government plans to devolve abortion law.
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