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-01089
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 19 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much publicly owned land is (a) unused and (b) underused, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-01090
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 19 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is issued to public bodies regarding the release of (a) unused and (b) underused land for (i) community gardening and (ii) allotment projects.
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Question reference: S4W-01084
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 19 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authority allotment plots there are, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-01085
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 19 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are on waiting lists for local authority allotment plots, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-01086
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 19 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many more (a) allotment and (b) community gardening plots it expects there to be by (i) 2013 and (ii) 2018.
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Question reference: S4W-01059
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) financial assistance and (b) other operational support has been provided to Glencraft Aberdeen Ltd by (i) it and (ii) Scottish Enterprise since 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-01371
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to adopt the draft electricity generation policy statement.
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Question reference: S4W-01330
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hectares of woodland were lost due to (a) restoration of open ground habitats, (b) clearance for wind farms, (c) loss to development and (d) loss of hedgerow trees in 2010.
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Question reference: S4W-01332
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hectares of ancient woodland were lost in 2010.
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Question reference: S4W-01369
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it expects the National Renewables Infrastructure Plan to have in relation to the development of Hunterston power station.
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