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-00823
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the prevalence of smoking was in 2010 among people aged 16 and over, broken down by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) NHS board area.
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Question reference: S4W-00820
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the figures for the incidence of smoking in the home among unemployed smokers in each of the last 10 years, broken down by length of time unemployed.
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Question reference: S4W-00822
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the figures for smoking in under 16s in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) sex and (b) NHS board area.
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Question reference: S4W-00821
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many licensed premises have closed in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) postcode area and (ii) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation area.
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Question reference: S4W-00880
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it gives to NHS boards regarding their obligations to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities under the Equality Act 2010.
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Question reference: S4W-00794
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that renewable energy developments do not harm the natural environment.
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Question reference: S4W-00724
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what work it has done with train operating companies to roll out the availability of wi-fi on trains.
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Question reference: S4W-00723
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its investment plans are for improvements to the A9.
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Question reference: S4W-00726
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its action plan is for organic (a) food and (b) farming.
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Question reference: S4W-00677
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff in each ambulance station have opted to be available to be called out during their rest break.