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: S4W-23404
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) has taken and (b) plans to take as a result of its consultation on the Draft Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2011, which closed on 8 June 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-23126
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 26 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many full-time or full-time equivalent staff have been employed in the Events and Exhibitions Team in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-23127
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 26 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many non-MSP-sponsored events have been held in the Parliament in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-23128
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 26 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how the costs of non-MSP-sponsored events is met.
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Question reference: S4W-22977
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 14 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19276 by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 January 2014, how many snare users, having attended the required training, had obtained an identification number from their local police force or from Police Scotland by 1 October 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-22992
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure the welfare of lions and tigers being kept at the Circus High School in Aberdeenshire, and whether the animals remain exempt from the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.
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Question reference: S4O-03694
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consideration it has given to commemorating and celebrating the contribution of Margo MacDonald to the Parliament.
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Question reference: S4F-02343
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2014
To ask the First Minister what resources the Scottish Government has in place to assist service personnel and their families who have been affected by the conflict in Afghanistan.
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Question reference: S4W-22841
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-17160 by Kenny MacAskill on 25 September 2013, how many (a) investigations have been carried out and (b) control notices have been issued by each local authority under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 since 26 February 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-22696
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been (a) made and (b) granted each year under the community sex offender disclosure scheme, Keeping Children Safe.