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: S4F-01848
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2014
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to strengthen the powers that local authorities and communities have to purchase land.
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Question reference: S4W-19072
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the need for the provision of traffic warden services and whether it considers that these should be delivered by each local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-19071
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-18312 by Keith Brown on 25 November 2013, what funding it will provide to local authorities to help deliver parking enforcement services.
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Question reference: S4O-02800
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service board.
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Question reference: S4W-18840
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance local authorities can seek from the (a) Coal Authority and (b) Department of Energy and Climate Change when taking forward restoration projects at former opencast coal sites.
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Question reference: S4W-18839
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) local government and (b) the UK Government regarding providing support to councils to ensure that restoration projects at opencast coal sites are taken forward.
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Question reference: S4W-18838
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide additional guidance to planning authorities on securing the restoration of opencast mining sites and, if so, whether it has discussed this with (a) planning authorities and (b) the reporters unit.
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Question reference: S4W-18836
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that local authorities have access to expert advice when considering applications for opencast coal developments.
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Question reference: S4W-18837
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported comment by the Scottish Opencast Communities Alliance that local authorities should be allowed to introduce fees for monitoring and enforcing planning consents.
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Question reference: S4O-02736
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 18 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the building of new affordable housing in Edinburgh.