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-12143
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many flights from each airport were cancelled in winter 2016-17 because of the weather; how many runways were closed; what the economic impact was, and what action it is taking to help ensure that the airports are runways remain operational in winter 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-12154
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 1 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated under the Bellwin scheme to each local authority in each of the last five years to deal with flooding.
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Question reference: S5W-11789
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it plans to have the new 35km of cycle track completed to connect the A9 route to the wider national cycle network to encourage more cycling on the North Coast 500 route.
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Question reference: S5W-11790
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 1 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adults and (b) children were diagnosed as obese in 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-11802
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Health Survey findings that (a) the average body mass index (BMI) is at its highest level since 2003 and (b) two-thirds of people are overweight or obese.
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Question reference: S5W-11780
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the average number of schools not inspected has been in each local authority area in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S5W-11788
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people currently rent a private property in Edinburgh, and what percentage this is of the total number of people living in the city.
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Question reference: S5W-11786
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the average salary was for nurses and midwives in 2015-16.
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Question reference: S5W-11785
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many student teachers there have been in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-11782
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many children in Edinburgh were affected by school closures in 2016-17 because of concerns regarding building standards, and what the total number of school days lost was.
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