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-26915
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government on what occasions ministers met DF Concerts in relation to the relocation of T in the Park.
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Question reference: S4W-26988
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many primary school teachers have a science (a) degree and (b) Higher, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-26910
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much money it provided for the relocation of T in the Park by way of state aid grants and on what dates these were paid.
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Question reference: S4W-26727
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the British Transport Police to merge with Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-26728
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional calls it expects the Police Scotland call centre will receive following the proposed merger of the British Transport Police with Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-26555
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provided to the Scottish Qualifications Authority in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
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Question reference: S4W-26723
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many out-of-hours GP services have been removed from practices and hospitals in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-26724
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what average distance patients have to travel to access out-of-hours GP services.
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Question reference: S4W-26725
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 31 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to re-open (a) Newburgh and (b) Bridge of Earn railway station.
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Question reference: S4W-26557
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Qualifications Agency examination presentations from secondary schools there were in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.