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-13801
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage local authorities and other public bodies to work together to deliver major capital projects.
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Question reference: S4W-13794
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to local authorities to implement the findings of the Accounts Commission report, Major capital investment in councils.
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Question reference: S4W-13799
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to local authorities to support the financing of their borrowing in each year since 2007-08 and how it has been delivered.
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Question reference: S4W-13797
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings in the Accounts Commission report, Major capital investment in councils, whether it will update its guidance to local authorities on producing estimates of timing and cost at the initial approval stage of major capital projects.
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Question reference: S4W-13792
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of the sustainability of local authority debt.
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Question reference: S4W-13791
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local authorities in servicing their debts.
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Question reference: S4W-13796
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities to assist them in producing estimates of timing and cost at the initial approval stage of major capital projects.
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Question reference: S4W-13798
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities to inform (a) good governance, (b) reporting and (c) monitoring structures for the management of capital investment projects.
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Question reference: S4W-13793
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recommendations in the Accounts Commission report, Major capital investment in councils.
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Question reference: S4W-13800
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities to inform the development of business cases during major capital projects.
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