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-28941
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many attacks there have been on (a) ambulance, (b) fire and rescue and (c) accident and emergency personnel in each year since 1999, and how many led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction.
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Question reference: S4W-28799
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government which ministers have met representatives of Linlithgow’s Party at the Palace and on what dates.
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Question reference: S4W-28800
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what grants it has provided to Linlithgow’s Party at the Palace event and its organisers.
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Question reference: S4W-28680
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it has and (b) each of its agencies have spent on commissioning (i) opinion polls and (ii) research by focus groups in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-28622
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 9 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been home schooled in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-28621
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many cleaning staff have been employed in NHS Scotland in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-28681
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland QC on 7 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been (a) reported to the procurator fiscal and (b) fined by their local authority for illegal dumping in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-28487
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 2 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) total and (b) average debt of students from the 20% poorest backgrounds has been in each year since 2011-12, and what information it has regarding how this compares with students from (i) Wales and (ii) Northern Ireland.
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Question reference: S4W-28558
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 2 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the pilot scheme in England to move some statutory advertising online will have on its advertising policy.
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Question reference: S4W-28620
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the projected cost is of the delayed implementation of the new IT system for the NHS24 Future Programme.
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