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-11760
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Transform Scotland's report, On track for business: Why Scottish businesses should try the train.
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Question reference: S4W-11757
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what routes are covered by its travel agreement with EasyJet.
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Question reference: S4W-11421
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions ministers have had with (a) EU officials and (b) the UK Government on tackling pests and diseases arriving in the country through the plant and timber trades.
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Question reference: S4W-11419
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-10959 by Paul Wheelhouse on 19 November 2012, what progress has been made on research on the spread of Phytophthora ramorum from larch to native oak trees.
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Question reference: S4W-11420
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what research (a) the Forestry Commission Scotland and (b) Forest Research is carrying out on the threat to native trees of diseases that (i) are present and (ii) might soon arrive.
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Question reference: S4W-11539
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the minutes of the Road Safety Framework Operational Partnership Group meeting of 25 September 2012 and for what reason the most recently published minutes of the Road Safety Strategic Partnership Board are from May 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-11543
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 5 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the cycling infrastructure projects worth £3.9 million referred to in its news release of 25 November 2012, Swinney outlines further shovel-ready projects.
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Question reference: S4W-11542
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 5 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what representations the Minister for Transport and Veterans has made to ministers following Cycling Scotland's recommendation that funding for cycle improvements should be sought from budget areas such as health, environment and sport.
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Question reference: S4W-11540
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what encouragement and support it gives to public sector organisations to become Cycling Scotland Cycle Friendly Employers.
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Question reference: S4W-11537
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 December 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the consequences would be of its not meeting its target of 10% of journeys being made by bicycle by 2020.
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