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-03113
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has invested in hockey in the last four years and what proportion has been invested in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
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Question reference: S4W-03112
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what it has done to (a) promote and (b) support hockey in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley in the last four years and with what result.
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Question reference: S4O-00164
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what change there has been in the number of students taking computer science as their main subject at university over the last four years.
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Question reference: S4O-00115
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken to enhance economic growth in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
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Question reference: S4W-01237
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the (a) chief executives, (b) senior staff and (c) board members of (i) sportscotland and (ii) sport governing bodies that receive Scottish Government funding receive a salary of over £100,000 per annum for those roles.
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Question reference: S4W-01232
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has provided to (a) sportscotland and (b) sport governing bodies in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-01233
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the funding provided to (a) sportscotland and (b) sport governing bodies in each year since 1999 has been spent on (i) administration, (ii) capital investment, (iii) support for local sports development and (iv) support for individual competitors.
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Question reference: S4W-01234
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the funding provided to (a) sportscotland and (b) sport governing bodies in each year since 1999 was awarded (i) without competition and (ii) following a competitive bid process.
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Question reference: S4W-01236
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether the funding provided to (a) sportscotland and (b) sport governing bodies helps to improve the results obtained in sporting competitions.
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Question reference: S4W-01235
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures of effectiveness it applies to funding awarded to (a) sportscotland and (b) sport governing bodies.
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