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-04321
- 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 there will be an increase in the number of places on the teacher induction scheme for 2012-13 to address any supply teacher shortages.
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Question reference: S4W-04317
- 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 what impact the revised pay and conditions agreed by the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers in May 2011 has had on the availability of short-term supply teachers to schools in each local autthority and how it has monitored this.
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Question reference: S4O-00457
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Housing and Transport last met with senior officials from ScotRail.
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Question reference: S4O-00301
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy will next meet NHS Fife.
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Question reference: S4O-00168
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the University of St Andrews and Fife Council about plans to replace Madras College with a single-site secondary school.
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Question reference: S4O-00119
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the Fire Brigades Union in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-00711
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scotland-domiciled entrants there have been to combined honours courses in modern languages and education in each year since 2007, broken down by (a) institution and (b) course.
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Question reference: S4W-00704
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish legal advice that it has received on the possibility of implementing a service charge for EU students studying at Scottish institutions.
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Question reference: S4W-00689
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it remains its position that the net funding gap between English and Scottish universities is £93 million.
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Question reference: S4W-00698
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 23 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will legislate to set targets for widening access to universities.