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: S4W-01746
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what areas are seeking housing renewal area status.
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Question reference: S4W-01867
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much aluminium was used by (a) manufacturers and (b) fabricators in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-01868
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much aluminium was recovered by recycling in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-01866
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much aluminium has been produced in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-01565
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what primary energy consumption was as a percentage of overall UK consumption for (a) oil, (b) natural gas, (c) coal, (d) nuclear energy, (e) hydro-electricity and (f) other renewable energy sources in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S4W-01564
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the primary energy consumption was for (a) oil, (b) natural gas, (c) coal, (d) nuclear energy, (e) hydro-electricity and (f) other renewable energy sources in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S4W-01558
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 3 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36681 by John Swinney on 26 October 2010, whether it will provide an update on what savings (a) are projected or (b) have been achieved for each local authority and public body as a result of the new public sector electricity contracts announced in its news release of 30 April 2009, Public sector power goes greener.
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Question reference: S4W-01417
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to monitor the number of passengers using the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link in comparison with the estimated figure for the service.
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Question reference: S4W-01415
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of passengers travelling directly from (a) Helensburgh Central, (b) Glasgow Queen Street, (c) High Street and (d) Bellgrove to Edinburgh via the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link has been since the service started and how this compares with the estimated figure for the service.