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-18684
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the Minister for External Affairs and International Development’s recent visit to India and Pakistan.
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Question reference: S4W-18584
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Edinburgh International Culture Summit will be held in 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-18566
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 November 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will report on the outcome of the recent summit meeting of the British-Irish Council.
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Question reference: S4W-17917
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage and support women wanting to develop careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics sector.
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Question reference: S4W-18354
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish the next part of the second tranche of results from the 2011 Census and what topics will be included.
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Question reference: S4O-02521
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made regarding payments to new entrants and others who are currently excluded from the single farm payment scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-17870
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish his annual report for 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-17751
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what developments there have been in relation to the Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press since the Parliament passed a resolution on the matter on 30 April 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-17662
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the final cost was of its appeal to the Court of Session regarding the Freedom of Information Commissioner’s decision on releasing information on the legal advice that it received with regard to an independent Scotland's EU membership.
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Question reference: S4O-02461
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in rolling out the EU 1+2 model of language teaching in schools.