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-20279
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 7 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the European Parliament resolution 2018/2774(RSP) on Lyme disease.
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Question reference: S5W-20046
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19417 by Aileen Campbell on 13 November 2018, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding what initiatives are in place to allow larger, national-based charities to take on the responsibility of obtaining funding for smaller, community-based ones.
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Question reference: S5W-20042
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils must pay their contributions to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) under the terms of the contract.
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Question reference: S5W-20041
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the terms of the contract for completion of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) state that it is not required to remunerate or borrow further funds to cover remuneration if acceptance of completion is delayed.
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Question reference: S5W-20040
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what organisations it engaged with in preparing the design of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) for tender; whether the original design and specifications required amendment, and, if so, at what cost.
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Question reference: S5W-19963
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on who revealed the location, name of the farm and name of the farmer affected by the recent BSE case, and whether it has undertaken a review on how this happened.
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Question reference: S5W-19965
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what compensation will be given to the farmer affected by the recent BSE case, given the impact on the individual of their details being made public.
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Question reference: S5O-02585
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will have awarded all of the contracts for the R100 superfast broadband programme.
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Question reference: S5W-19417
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 13 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives are in place to allow larger, national-based charities to take on the responsibility of obtaining funding for smaller, community-based ones.
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Question reference: S5W-19767
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19475 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 November 2018, whether the national planning framework for the provision of thrombectomy treatment has been completed by the advisory group, and, if so, whether it will publish this.
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