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: S5W-07981
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had had with the UK Government regarding the fire risk from faulty white goods.
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Question reference: S5W-07982
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding collecting the data on the number of fires caused by (a) mobile telephone chargers and (b) e-cigarettes.
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Question reference: S5W-08093
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much has been raised by the North Sea (a) oil and (b) gas sector in each of the last three years through (i) royalties, (ii) the supplementary charge, (iii) ring-fenced corporation tax and (iv) petroleum revenue tax, and what estimate it has made for each of the next three years.
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Question reference: S5W-08097
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the level of exploration there has been in the North Sea oil and gas sector in each of the last five years, and how successful this has been.
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Question reference: S5W-08098
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what it based its most recent oil and gas price predictions on.
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Question reference: S5W-08096
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much private sector investment there has been in North Sea oil and gas (a) exploration and (b) development and production in each of the last three years, and what estimate it has made for each of the next three years.
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Question reference: S5W-08100
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the (a) volume and (b) value of trade of North Sea (i) oil, (ii) oil-related products, (iii) gas and (iv) petrochemicals in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-08094
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many North Sea oil and gas fields are the subject of decommissioning proposals, and how much it would cost to decommission these over the next three years.
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Question reference: S5W-08095
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people have been (a) directly and (b) indirectly employed by the North Sea oil and gas sector in each of the last three years, and what estimate it has made for each of the next three years.
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Question reference: S5W-08099
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact would be on the North Sea oil and gas sector of a one-dollar (a) rise and (b) fall in the (i) oil and (ii) gas price.