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
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Question reference: S4W-02108
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment is taking to ensure his directorate's compliance with Part 4 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-02113
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring it is conducting on the use of council tax discounts specified in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-01855
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring procedures there are to monitor the controlled discharge of pollutants.
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Question reference: S4W-01853
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that returns submitted by operators for inclusion in the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's (SEPA) Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory are accurate and that they represent safe levels of emissions and waste transfers.
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Question reference: S4W-01850
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is regarding the reported errors in the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's (SEPA) Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory.
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Question reference: S4W-01851
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ask the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to review whether there have been instances of underreporting of chemical discharges by companies submitting information to the Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory.
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Question reference: S4W-01852
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures the accuracy of data in the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's (SEPA) Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory.
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Question reference: S4W-01854
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines there are for recording and monitoring the emission of pollutants.
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Question reference: S4W-01856
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are there for recording and monitoring waste transfers.
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Question reference: S4W-01060
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 27 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) financial assistance and (b) other operational support has been provided to Blindcraft Edinburgh by (i) it and (ii) Scottish Enterprise since 2009.