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: S4F-03225
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 February 2016
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-03212
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2016
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4W-29272
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of households served by the telephone exchange in (a) Falkland, (b) Letham, (c) Newburgh, (d) Gauldry, (e) Balmullo, (f) Tayport, (g) Newport on Tay, (h) Leuchars, (i) Cupar, (j) Ceres, (k) Strathkinness, (l) St Andrews, (m) Peat Inn, (n) Colinsburgh, (o) Elie, (p) St Monans, (q) Anstruther and (r) Crail in Fife is able to connect to fibre broadband.
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Question reference: S4W-29249
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much central funding it has provided using the Bellwin formula to assist local authorities in meeting significant unanticipated expenditure in each year since 2007-08; which local authorities received this support and (a) for what purpose and (b) how much was provided on each occasion.
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Question reference: S4T-01281
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that plans for a high speed rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh have been shelved.
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Question reference: S4F-03176
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 January 2016
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4T-01269
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what restrictions it is implementing in response to the suspected case of bird flu in Fife.
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Question reference: S4F-03159
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 January 2016
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4W-28960
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of households in Ladybank, Fife, is able to connect to fibre broadband.
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Question reference: S4F-03127
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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