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-11135
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much the NHS has spent on legal and related costs defending litigation and threatened litigation in each year since 2007, also given as a percentage of each year’s NHS budget contribution from the Scottish Government, and what information it has on time lost by NHS employees dealing with such matters in the same period.
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Question reference: S5W-10379
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many contractor-limited company oil and gas workers in the (a) North East Scotland parliamentary region and (b) rest of the country have had their contract for services terminated in each year since 2014.
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Question reference: S5O-01274
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the tourism sector in the north east.
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Question reference: S5W-10939
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains from Edinburgh to Aberdeen have arrived later than the scheduled arrival time since 1 January 2016, also expressed as a percentage of total services on the route.
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Question reference: S5W-10941
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, of the train services that have arrived late to their final destination on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen route since 1 January 2016, how many of these are as a result of a delay at Usan, also expressed as a percentage of all services on the route.
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Question reference: S5W-10944
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which budget is being used to scope, project manage and deliver construction of the Laurencekirk A90 flyover.
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Question reference: S5W-10976
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have been inspected by their local assessor’s office following the introduction of non-domestic rates on shooting rights.
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Question reference: S5W-10978
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many businesses have been affected by the introduction of non-domestic rates on shooting rights, and how many of those exercise their shooting rights and how many do not.
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Question reference: S5W-10977
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the methodology is for determining which businesses are liable to pay non-domestic rates on shooting rights.
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Question reference: S5W-10980
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the non-domestic rates for businesses that either exercise or do not exercise their shooting rights will be published.
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