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: S4O-03643
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what impact air passenger duty is having on Scotland's tourism sector.
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Question reference: S4O-03583
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how plans for the children and young people’s summit are progressing.
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Question reference: S4O-03556
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and what matters were discussed.
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Question reference: S4O-03474
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the recent discoveries of oil and gas in the west of Shetland area.
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Question reference: S4O-03409
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages the establishment of student associations, and how many have been set up since the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 came into force.
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Question reference: S4F-02143
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2014
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will respond to the report of the Expert Working Group on Welfare.
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Question reference: S4O-03279
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what conclusions emerged from the recent payday lending summit.
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Question reference: S4O-03250
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on modern apprenticeships in engineering.
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Question reference: S4O-03133
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls to allow the docking of tails of working dogs.
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Question reference: S4O-03103
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the continuing levying of air passenger duty is having on the Scottish tourist industry.
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