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: S4T-00805
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what role it has in ensuring the safety of nuclear power stations.
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Question reference: S4W-22525
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 1 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many seals were shot under licence in the (a) first and (b) second reporting periods in 2014.
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Question reference: S4O-03536
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 September 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the turnout was of the referendum.
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Question reference: S4W-22370
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 September 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has on the contribution of antibiotic use in livestock farming to human resistance to medicinal drugs.
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Question reference: S4W-22369
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 September 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the use of antibiotics on animals.
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Question reference: S4W-22368
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 September 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Management of Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan 2014-18 includes actions to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock farming.
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Question reference: S4W-22176
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) one-, (b) two-, (c) five- and (d) ten-year lung cancer survival rates are, broken down by (i) cancer network and (ii) NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-22177
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the surgical resection rates for non-small-cell lung cancer.
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Question reference: S4W-22179
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the proportion of lung cancer patients seen by a clinical nurse specialist.
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Question reference: S4W-22178
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are in place to measure the experiences of lung cancer patients at a (a) national and (b) local level.