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-02374
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01899 by Humza Youssaf on 2 September 2016, what percentage of its transport budget has been allocated to cycling policy in each year since 2010.
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Question reference: S5W-02370
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) its and (b) the overall costs were for each new or reinstated train station since 2007, broken down by the number of platforms.
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Question reference: S5W-01901
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what efforts it makes to encourage (a) its civil servants and (b) other public sector staff to cycle to work.
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Question reference: S5W-01900
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its civil servants deal with cycling policy.
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Question reference: S5W-01896
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24381 by Derek Mackay on 19 February 2015, what percentage of journeys was made by bicycle in each of the last six years and whether it will provide an update on progress with meeting the target of at least 10% of journeys by 2020, including by what date it expects this to be achieved.
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Question reference: S5W-01899
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the transport budget is allocated to cycling policy (a) nationally and (b) at a local authority level.
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Question reference: S5W-01897
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it is providing (a) nationally and (b) to local authorities to ensure a long-term commitment to cycling.
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Question reference: S5W-01898
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it educates children about the benefits of cycling.
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Question reference: S5W-01892
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 1 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that childcare is available for children of parents who work unsociable hours.
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Question reference: S5W-01903
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage more girls to study STEM subjects at (a) Higher, (b) Advanced Higher, (c) college and (d) university level.
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