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-15206
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 5 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government where each SQA Higher Grade foreign language course has ranked on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4F-01440
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2013
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on how an independent Scotland would maintain research funding for universities.
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Question reference: S4O-02231
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what reductions in energy usage have been achieved across the campus over the last three years.
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Question reference: S4W-14977
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to meet the target of a 50% increase in the value of international exports by 2017.
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Question reference: S4W-14975
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 May 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage primary school pupils to be enthusiastic about careers in science and maths.
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Question reference: S4W-14973
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 May 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that primary school pupils are encouraged to (a) learn and (b) enjoy maths and sciences.
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Question reference: S4W-14974
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 May 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it assesses the success of the STEM Ambassadors programme.
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Question reference: S4W-14976
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 May 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider deploying more STEM Ambassadors to younger children at primary schools.
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Question reference: S4W-14925
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 23 May 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S3W-10807 and S3W-10809 by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008, what autism research projects the Chief Scientist Office has funded in the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-14740
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 May 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to bring forward legislation on the introduction of plain packaging on cigarettes and, if so, what the timetable is.
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