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-08157
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what the site condition is of the marine Natura 2000 sites.
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Question reference: S4W-08146
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive by what process it will review the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland and what opportunities there will be for representations.
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Question reference: S4W-07765
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to (a) protect and (b) conserve juniper.
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Question reference: S4W-07767
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy review will consider juniper conservation.
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Question reference: S4W-07766
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether landowners must seek official permission before removing juniper stands.
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Question reference: S4W-08162
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what research is planned or underway to fill the knowledge gaps identified by the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership's paper, Knowledge Gaps.
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Question reference: S4O-01214
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it helps small charitable organisations to meet the costs of organising events in the complex.
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Question reference: S4W-07639
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will reduce the number of waste plastic bags (a) shipped abroad, (b) incinerated and (c) buried in landfill.
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Question reference: S4W-07638
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason its planned launch of a consultation on carrier bags last autumn has been delayed.
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Question reference: S4W-07637
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will consult on ways to reduce single-use plastic carrier bags.