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-06007
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many public libraries have been closed by each local authority in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-06008
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many mobile libraries have been provided by each local authority in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-06022
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 March 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 12 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much income universities will receive from undergraduate fees from the rest of the UK in the current academic year.
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Question reference: S4W-06000
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is to see a hearing specialist in the last year, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-05560
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been living in temporary accommodation for (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years and (e) longer than five years, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-05559
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children are in temporary accommodation, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4O-00652
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with local authorities on introducing council counters in Post Office branches.
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Question reference: S4W-04976
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent in each year since 1999 on (a) security and (b) rent for properties not in use.
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Question reference: S4W-04978
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authority properties have not been in use in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-04975
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its properties have not been in use in each year since 1999.
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