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-15242
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 7 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of chicken used in school meals is free range and what proportion is indoor reared.
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Question reference: S4W-15239
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 7 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of chicken used in school meals is sourced in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-15241
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 7 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of chicken used in school meals is graded as class (a) A and (b) B under EC poultrymeat marketing standards.
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Question reference: S4W-15240
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 7 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the countries of origin are of chicken used in school meals.
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Question reference: S4W-15202
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Youth Employment has visited the Engine Shed social enterprise in Edinburgh and, if so, what the minister said at the time.
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Question reference: S4W-15153
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-11794 by Paul Wheelhouse on 8 January 2013, what its position is on reports that some major retailers no longer require suppliers to ensure that farm animals are fed non-genetically-modified crops and what information it has on whether the Food Standards Agency in Scotland has the power to ensure that there is prominent labelling on products sourced from these animals.
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Question reference: S4W-14894
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what statutory obligations there are for (a) it and (b) its bodies in relation to delivering sustainable (i) development and (ii) economic growth.
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Question reference: S4W-15148
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to deliver the target to decarbonise the power sector by 50g CO2/kWh of electricity by 2030.
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Question reference: S4W-15150
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government on what basis it has assumed that Longannet will close in 2020, as noted on page 75 of Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting our Emissions Reduction Targets 2013-2027: The Draft Second Report on Proposals and Policies.
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Question reference: S4W-15149
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether a UK emissions performance standard of 450g CO2/kWh is in line with the Scottish Government’s target for decarbonisation of the power sector by 2030.
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