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-28252
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 16 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to improve areas of degraded or damaged native and ancient woodland.
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Question reference: S4W-28251
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £200 million investment in new elective treatment centres that it announced on 17 October 2015 will be allocated across each centre.
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Question reference: S4W-28253
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 16 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how the Native Woodland Survey of Scotland has informed its policy on native and ancient woodland.
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Question reference: S4W-28164
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 9 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27164 by Aileen McLeod on 8 September 2015, when it will announce details of the (a) remit and (b) timetable for the review of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002.
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Question reference: S4W-28084
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) financial and (b) management obligations Network Rail has to maintain the rail network from Glenrothes with Thornton to Leven under the short term network change process.
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Question reference: S4W-28085
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) financial and (b) management obligations Network Rail would have if a train operating company requested to operate a service on the rail line from Glenrothes with Thornton to Leven.
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Question reference: S4W-28083
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when the strategic transport appraisal guidance (STAG2) study into the reopening of the Levenmouth Rail Line will be completed.
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Question reference: S4W-27682
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Coal Authority requiring near-surface coal reserves to be removed through opencast mining from land identified by a local authority as a preferred option for housing development under a local development plan, prior to development being undertaken.
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Question reference: S4W-27681
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on land classified by the Coal Authority as a high risk development area being identified by a local authority as a preferred option for housing development under a local development plan.
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Question reference: S4W-27261
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether, in considering its policy, it will request from the Australian Government information on pollution incidents associated with underground coal gasification projects in Australia.
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