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-21034
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the planning process followed in the A9 dualling project adequately protects the interests of local communities and wider communities concerned with the historic and natural environments, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-20374
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many operations undertaken outside the UK in each of the last five years have been part funded by the NHS as a result of NHS boards not meeting the 12-week treatment target.
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Question reference: S5O-02758
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the regulation of private parking.
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Question reference: S5W-20375
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board in each of the last five years on reimbursing patients who have had operations abroad as a result of waiting list delays.
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Question reference: S5T-01371
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on ScotRail's performance.
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Question reference: S5T-01299
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Tayside regarding staff numbers and future workforce planning.
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Question reference: S5O-02441
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what efforts it is making to improve international transport connectivity.
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Question reference: S5O-02366
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when Transport Scotland will announce its preferred route for the Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of the soon-to-be dualled A9.
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Question reference: S5W-18483
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many residential appeals there have been to the Scottish Assessors Association in each calendar year since 2007, also broken down by local authority area, and how many of these were successful.
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Question reference: S5W-18324
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) ambulances, (b) patient-transport vehicles, (c) small vans, (d) cars, (e) 4x4 vehicles and (f) specialist support vehicles has each Scottish Ambulance Service division had in service in each year since 2007.
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