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-02656
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is working with external stakeholders to develop climate change standards for (a) domestic and (b) business properties.
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Question reference: S4W-02654
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings it has had with external stakeholders since May 2007 to discuss climate change in relation to (a) buildings and (b) estates and what the outcomes were.
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Question reference: S4W-02236
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons Marine Scotland has learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spillage in relation to wildlife protection.
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Question reference: S4W-02237
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons Marine Scotland has learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spillage in relation to public health.
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Question reference: S4W-02274
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the (a) Treasury, (b) Crown Estate and (c) BIG fund regarding the coastal communities fund announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 22 July 2011 and whether it will have an input into setting the criteria for assessing bids from the fund.
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Question reference: S4W-02239
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with The Shell Group regarding the oil spillage from its Gannet Alpha platform.
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Question reference: S4W-02235
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what contingency plans Marine Scotland has in place to deal with major oil spillages.
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Question reference: S4W-02175
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what contingency planning is in place to address weather-related disruption to key rail routes.
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Question reference: S4W-02240
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will report on (a) emissions reductions achieved and the amount invested under the Energy Company Obligation, (b) the number of Green Deal assessments and packages agreed in Scotland and (c) emissions reductions achieved under the Green Deal.
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Question reference: S4W-02177
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what future investment it considers necessary to enable the railway network to continue to operate in the event of rain, wind and low temperatures.
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