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-13466
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the UK Government consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 will have in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-13061
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when the consultation on the establishment of a new food body for Scotland will be published.
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Question reference: S4W-13065
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when a new food body for Scotland will be established.
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Question reference: S4T-00260
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on addressing concerns regarding horsemeat in the food chain.
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Question reference: S4O-01827
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 21 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on improvements to the Scottish Ambulance Service’s patient transport service.
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Question reference: S4W-12485
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4T-00181 by Paul Wheelhouse on 18 December 2012 (Official Report, c. 14831), which local authorities have made requests for assistance under the Bellwin scheme; at what stage are these representations, and how much each authority has (a) asked for and (b) been granted.
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Question reference: S4W-12484
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Barnett consequentials arising from the 2012 Autumn Statement has been allocated to flood risk management.
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Question reference: S4W-12019
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) internships and (b) work experience places it has awarded in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-12020
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much Marine Scotland has spent on (a) staff redundancies, (b) staff costs and (c) research in each year since its establishment.
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Question reference: S4W-12022
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what Marine Scotland's staff (a) budget and (b) complement has been in each year since its establishment.
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