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-06655
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive which public bodies are responsible for dealing with any pollution resulting from the North Sea oil and gas infrastructure.
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Question reference: S4W-06657
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what environmental monitoring has taken place following the (a) oil leak from the Taqa Bratani Tern platform off Shetland and (b) gas leak from the Total Shearwater platform in the Elgin field.
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Question reference: S4W-06656
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when (a) it, (b) Marine Scotland, (c) Scottish Natural Heritage and (d) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency was notified about the (i) oil leak from the Taqa Bratani Tern platform off Shetland and (ii) gas leak from the Total Shearwater platform in the Elgin field.
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Question reference: S4W-06767
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what the predicted closure schedule is for the Forth Road Bridge during work to replace and augment the main cables.
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Question reference: S4W-06766
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when (a) work will begin on the third inspection of the Forth Road Bridge main cables to assess the strength of the cables and the effectiveness of the dehumidification system and (b) the related report will be published.
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Question reference: S4W-06768
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimated costs will arise from closure of the Forth Road Bridge during future cable replacement or augmentation; what methodology was used to calculate this figure, and what body (a) developed the methodology and (b) calculated the costs.
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Question reference: S4W-06687
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 April 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 April 2012
To ask Scottish Executive how it promotes female participation in sport.
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Question reference: S4W-06044
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nautical miles of seaborne, deep-sea surveillance of fisheries were carried out in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2010-11.
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Question reference: S4W-06035
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) funding and (b) other support it is providing for the completion of the Caledonia Way cycle route between Campbeltown and Inverness and when the entire route will be completed.
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Question reference: S4W-06031
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made on identifying what kind of hierarchy of care for road users might be established, as discussed in its Cycling Action Plan for Scotland.
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