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-23001
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-14009 by Michael Matheson on 18 April 2013, whether it will provide an update on the European Food Safety Authority’s review of caffeine risk.
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Question reference: S4W-23003
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Food Standards Agency in Scotland should have the power to introduce limits on the sale of caffeinated energy drinks to children.
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Question reference: S4W-23002
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has sought regarding the potential health risks of combined energy drink and alcohol consumption.
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Question reference: S4F-02392
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 November 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2014
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on underground coal gasification and whether any licences have been granted for exploration.
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Question reference: S4O-03700
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many journeys between mainland Scotland and London were made by road, rail, coach and air in the last year for which figures are available.
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Question reference: S4O-03631
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to meet the opposition parties to discuss the reform of local government taxation.
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Question reference: S4W-22610
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what level of coal extraction is compatible with the vision set out in the (a) Scottish Planning Policy to support the transition to a low-carbon economy and (b) National Planning Framework to support a limited amount of thermal generation.
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Question reference: S4W-22611
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, if a proposed open cast coal mine is considered environmentally unacceptable, even with planning conditions, how much potential local or community benefit it would have to demonstrate to outweigh the environmental concerns.
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Question reference: S4W-22612
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Planning Policy requires that all proposals for open cast coal mines should have an independent financial guarantee that will ensure that any restoration is fully funded by the developer.
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Question reference: S4W-22608
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of statutory obligations under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, how planning authorities should take into consideration climate change issues when reviewing applications for open cast coal mining and what (a) support and (b) guidance is available to them to assist with this.