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: S5O-00837
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what currency an independent Scotland would use.
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Question reference: S5W-07550
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many woodland creation schemes of (a) up to two, (b) two to five, (c) six to 10, (d) 11 to 20, (e) 21 to 50, (f) 51 to 100, (g) 101 to 200 and (h) over 200 hectares have been approved in each year since 2008, also broken down by total area of woodland in each category.
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Question reference: S5T-00479
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Queensferry Crossing will not be ready by the revised completion date of the end of May.
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Question reference: S5W-07552
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has cost to erect (a) deer and (b) non-deer fencing in new woodlands of (i) up to two, (ii) two to five, (iii) six to 10, (iv) 11 to 20, (v) 21 to 50, (vi) 51 to 100, (vii) 101 to 200 and (viii) over 200 hectares in each year since 2008.
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Question reference: S5T-00421
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposed merger between Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life would have on Scotland’s economy.
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Question reference: S5O-00636
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the business rates revaluation will have on the tourism and hospitality sectors.
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Question reference: S5T-00277
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has downgraded its forecast of revenues from the residential element of Lands and Buildings Transaction Tax.
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Question reference: S5O-00465
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its bill on a replacement for air passenger duty.
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Question reference: S5W-05149
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether local authorities have improved the quality of the building standards verification service since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-05146
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the recent report it commissioned from Pye Tait Consulting, Evaluation of the Performance of local authorities in their role as building standards verifiers.