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: S4W-20459
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what planning guidelines it will use to regulate new house building on flood plains.
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Question reference: S4O-03129
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to farmers adversely affected by severe flooding.
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Question reference: S4O-03101
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on businesses of a Scottish postal service in the event of independence.
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Question reference: S4W-20322
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how the UK-wide universal service obligation would be maintained if it renationalised the Royal Mail in an independent Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-20323
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any additional cost to businesses in Scotland of a separate postal service in an independent Scotland and no UK-wide universal service obligation.
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Question reference: S4W-20320
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government by what mechanism it will renationalise the Royal Mail in Scotland in the event of a Yes vote in the independence referendum.
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Question reference: S4W-20319
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what timescale it has set for the renationalisation of the Royal Mail in the event of a Yes vote in the independence referendum.
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Question reference: S4W-20318
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost of renationalising the Royal Mail in the event of a Yes vote in the independence referendum.
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Question reference: S4W-20324
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the additional cost of running a separate postal service in an independent Scotland if it renationalised the Royal Mail.
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Question reference: S4W-20321
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Royal Mail regarding its proposals to renationalise the company in an independent Scotland.