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-06371
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many computer science/computing/ICT teachers there are in post in secondary schools, and how many vacant positions there are.
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Question reference: S5W-06001
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to mitigate jobs losses in the public sector arising from any increases in automation.
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Question reference: S5O-00633
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent figures suggesting that Scottish exports to the rest of the UK were four times that of exports to the EU.
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Question reference: S5W-06013
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the impact of the common fisheries policy on Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-06123
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the concerns raised by wedding car operators regarding the impact on their sector of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-06121
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out on the effects of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 on wedding car operators.
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Question reference: S5W-06120
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out on the effects of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 on the taxi and private car hire industry.
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Question reference: S5W-06005
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Edinburgh tram service is running at 25% capacity.
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Question reference: S5W-06009
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to address unprofitable bus services being reduced or withdrawn by private operators, including when considering future route contracts and tenders.
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Question reference: S5W-06004
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on magnetic levitation (maglev) rail services, and whether it plans to explore their potential use.
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