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-01711
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2013
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the fiscal sustainability of an independent Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-02576
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Ten is using the latest laser technology to examine data from the Eastern Qing Tombs in China.
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Question reference: S4W-17474
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what average number of weeks was taken to determine major planning applications in each local authority in the last year for which information is available.
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Question reference: S4W-17493
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with the UK Government regarding Barnett consequentials arising from the HS2 project and when it expects such discussions to be concluded.
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Question reference: S4W-17359
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16620 by John Swinney on 2 September 2013, when it will publish a paper outlining proposals for pensions policy in an independent Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-02414
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to boost production of both domestic and foreign films in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-16767
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of a recent report by the Institute of Economic Affairs suggesting that the High Speed Rail 2 network from London to Birmingham and Manchester could cost £80 billion, what benefits it expects that this investment will bring to Scotland's (a) people and (b) economy and what estimate it has made of what share of the cost will be met by Scotland's taxpayers.
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Question reference: S4O-02386
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government to what extent personal circumstances are taken into account when considering middle-aged men for a free health check.
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Question reference: S4F-01535
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2013
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to encourage fostering.
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Question reference: S4O-02322
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what reductions it anticipates there will be to the Scottish budget in the years to 2017-18 if Scotland remains part of the UK.
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