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: S4F-01457
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2013
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government has been in contact with the UK Government regarding illegal surveillance activities in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-02228
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider procuring a resident cat as a humane mouse deterrent.
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Question reference: S4F-01397
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2013
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will consider piloting a domestic violence disclosure scheme.
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Question reference: S4F-01377
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2013
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the use of electronic tagging of offenders as an alternative to short-term sentences.
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Question reference: S4W-13060
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received free personal care in each year, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-13059
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost has been of free personal care provided in each year since it was introduced.
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Question reference: S4W-13058
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many households will be affected by the so-called bedroom tax in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-13057
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many single bedroom rented households there are in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-12850
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what research there is into the (a) prevalence and (b) treatment of lipoedema.
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Question reference: S4W-12849
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what treatment is available on the NHS for (a) cancer and (b) non-cancer patients with lipoedema.
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