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-11783
- 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 postgraduates are training to be secondary school teachers; how many graduated in STEM subjects, and how this compares with 2016-17.
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Question reference: S5W-11787
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many train services were affected by "leaves on the line" in 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-11195
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 6 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact is of the current rate of Air Passenger Duty on Scotland's airports.
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Question reference: S5W-11278
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the total annual salary for (a) cabinet secretaries, (b) ministers and (c) its special advisers (i) was in 2016-17 and (ii) will be in 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-11387
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on promoting the new Queensferry Crossing.
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Question reference: S5W-11378
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11110 by Humza Yousaf on 14 September 2017, for what reason the delivery date has been delayed by three months; what change there has been to the capital cost since the contract was signed; which Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd terminals can currently accept the new vessels, and which will need upgraded, broken down by the cost of these improvements.
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Question reference: S5W-11389
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on subsidising Inverness Airport in the last 16 years.
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Question reference: S5W-11138
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to mitigate the potential disproportional impact on diesel car drivers when the proposed low emission zones come into effect, and whether it will introduce any (a) schemes to help drivers switch to petrol or electric cars and (b) transitional period for people living and working in low emission zones who could incur a charge as a result.
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Question reference: S5W-11272
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme has been to date; what the final cost will be, and how this compares with the original estimate.
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Question reference: S5W-11275
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many special advisers and consultants are employed by Transport Scotland, and what their total annual salary is.
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