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-04650
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an industrial operation may begin operation at 6 am instead of the 8 am start stated in its planning conditions.
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Question reference: S4W-04655
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the neighbour notification scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-04325
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03568 by John Swinney on 8 November 2011, how the Early Years and Early Intervention Change Fund will be divided across each (a) portfolio and (b) year of the current spending review period.
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Question reference: S4W-04327
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Early Years and Early Intervention Change Fund will be allocated, broken down by budget line.
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Question reference: S4W-04328
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03880 by Angela Constance on 17 November 2011, how much of the £272 million it will provide and how much will be provided by (a) local authorities and (b) the NHS in each year of the current spending review period.
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Question reference: S4W-04330
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the money set out on page 59 of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13 for implementing Getting it Right for Every Child is new money.
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Question reference: S4W-04322
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with (a) COSLA, (b) the third sector and (c) the NHS regarding the Early Years and Early Intervention Change Fund.
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Question reference: S4W-04324
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects agreements to be reached between local authorities and NHS boards regarding their contributions to the Early Years and Early Intervention Change Fund.
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Question reference: S4W-04320
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether teacher workforce plans for 2012-13 will take account of any supply teacher shortage.
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Question reference: S4W-04319
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to address the shortage of short-term supply teachers, as reported in TES Scotland on 11 November 2011.
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