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-07603
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the UNICEF publication, Report Card 10: Measuring Child Poverty and what implications the report will have on its child poverty strategy.
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Question reference: S4W-07691
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to (a) future alternative uses for or (b) the possible disposal of HMP Cornton Vale.
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Question reference: S4W-07689
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to the report by the Commission on Women Offenders and whether the response will address the future of HMP Cornton Vale.
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Question reference: S4W-07364
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of seal licensing reports has been submitted on time since 31 January 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-07362
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many seals were shot under licence in (a) 2011 and (b) the first reporting period in 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-07363
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is taken to ensure that seal licensing reports are submitted on time.
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Question reference: S4O-01124
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its employees have their salaries paid off-payroll.
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Question reference: S4W-07365
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how it supports its employees to volunteer in sport.
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Question reference: S4O-01028
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the possible impact on public health of the Fife Diet Food Manifesto 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-06654
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there is a danger of pollution to the Scottish coast resulting from (a) aging infrastructure or (b) inadequate safety and environmental protection procedures in the North Sea oil and gas infrastructure.