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-03459
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03132 by Fergus Ewing on 3 October 2016, what the estimated net expenditure for the scheme will be at 31 March 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-03473
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03132 by Fergus Ewing on 3 October 2016, whether it will provide a breakdown of the funding division between the loans recovered from the 2015 scheme and the underspends, also broken down by the origin of each underspend.
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Question reference: S5W-03565
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any assessment that it has made on the likely modal shift from rail to air should air passenger duty be reduced by 50%.
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Question reference: S5W-03426
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with Perth and Kinross Council regarding funding for improvements to the A9/A85 junction.
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Question reference: S5W-03427
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what resources have been allocated to improvements to the A9/A85 junction in Perth and Kinross.
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Question reference: S5W-03108
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on cross-border rail passenger numbers of a 50% reduction in air passenger duty.
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Question reference: S5W-03109
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the rail industry in relation to its proposals for a 50% reduction in air passenger duty.
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Question reference: S5W-03132
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 13 September 2016, what funding mechanism it is using to deliver its £300 million loan scheme for farmers and crofters.
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Question reference: S5W-02721
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what level of security will be provided by businesses that apply for a loan or guarantee from its proposed Scottish Growth Fund.
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Question reference: S5O-00210
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the results of The Scottish Health Survey.
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