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: S5W-05572
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support The Moray Council with the recruitment of teachers.
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Question reference: S5W-05573
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many teaching posts are vacant in each local authority area, listed by ranking, and also broken down by what percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary school posts this represents.
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Question reference: S5W-05034
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the final report by the European Commission’s Agricultural Markets Task Force.
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Question reference: S5W-05262
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on support being made available to increase food and drink exports and develop new international markets.
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Question reference: S5W-05261
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any assessments it has made of the economic opportunities of increasing food and drink exports.
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Question reference: S5W-05167
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with local authorities regarding supporting outdoor learning that aims to improve (a) educational attainment and (b) health and wellbeing.
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Question reference: S5W-05166
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to (a) community groups and (b) social enterprises to promote outdoor learning in nursery and school settings.
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Question reference: S5W-05038
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many speeding enforcement (a) warnings and (b) penalty notices have been issued for speeding offences (i) in towns and (ii) nationally in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5O-00459
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how its budget will take account of promoting regional policy.
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Question reference: S5W-05035
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 6 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what obligations public authorities have to collect waste on privately owned land that is present as a result of illegal fly-tipping.
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