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
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Question reference: S4O-02652
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what progress it has made on promoting sustainable travel and reducing reliance on aviation and the use of private cars.
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Question reference: S4W-17912
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 21 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the review, Recovery - Opioid Replacement Therapies in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-02636
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what role it sees for local banking in the future of the financial services sector.
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Question reference: S4W-17911
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 18 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to prescribing diamorphine to heroin users.
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Question reference: S4W-17910
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last met Transform Drug Policy Foundation Scotland, and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S4O-02599
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce measures to prevent the promotion of creationism in schools.
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Question reference: S4W-17669
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism has for his statement on 17 September 2013 that (a) the opencast coal industry "sustains 1,500 direct full-time jobs and 3,000 indirect full-time jobs" (Official Report, c. 22530) and (b) "Longannet coal power station is expected to keep generating electricity until 2023" (Official Report, c. 22531).
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Question reference: S4W-17671
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the (a) funds available from restoration bonds in relation to open cast coal mining and (b) cost of restoring both former and current open cast coal sites.
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Question reference: S4W-17514
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 29 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to prevent the teaching of creationism in Scotland's schools.
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Question reference: S4W-17516
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that teacher training courses and in-service training address concerns regarding staff who hold creationist beliefs being given responsibility to discuss evolution or Earth sciences.
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