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: S4O-01768
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 31 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending the requirements of the Scottish Housing Quality Standard to the private rented sector.
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Question reference: S4O-01631
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors and reviews the cost to the NHS of prescriptions issued by GP surgeries.
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Question reference: S4O-01560
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to develop cooperative businesses.
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Question reference: S4O-01502
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Catholic Archives will be made available to genealogy centres in Kilmarnock and Glasgow in addition to the Edinburgh centre.
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Question reference: S4O-01495
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 November 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will review the performance of IT systems in constituency offices.
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Question reference: S4O-01480
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports students with dyslexia, particularly in written examinations.
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Question reference: S4O-01417
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to encourage more undergraduates to study computer science and software engineering.
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Question reference: S4W-10391
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2012
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when it will respond to HM Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Authorities' report of the inquiry on the 2008 Galston mine incident.
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Question reference: S4O-01340
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what its strategy is for the roll-out of 4G mobile services.
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Question reference: S4O-01279
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage new business start-ups in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
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