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-01453
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
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Question reference: S4F-00909
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2012
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government considers that wind farms do not have a negative impact on the landscape.
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Question reference: S4W-09932
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding would be required to support students from the rest of the UK studying in Scotland if the country became an independent member of the EU and what discussions it has had regarding this.
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Question reference: S4O-01350
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made to increase digital participation across Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-01311
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of emergency surgery provision for rural communities.
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Question reference: S4W-08098
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 14 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many free (a) Saltire and (b) Union flags were distributed to the public by its agencies at events in each of the last five years and what the cost was.
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Question reference: S4W-08471
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to introduce construction compliance plans.
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Question reference: S4W-08194
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 2 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when the review of third sector funding for children, young people and families will be (a) completed and (b) published.
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Question reference: S4W-08170
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Derek MacKay on 2 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on local authority planning department budgets of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.
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Question reference: S4W-08171
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on Scottish Natural Heritage of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.