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-17241
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it will provide information on fisheries activity that is needed for decision making in the proposed marine protected areas but is not given by the ScotMap project.
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Question reference: S4O-02422
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how the national indicators used in the National Performance Framework feed into decisions relating to its investment commitments.
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Question reference: S4W-17034
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 18 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government to seek an alteration to EU trade agreements relating to consumption-based carbon emissions in order to align the cost of imports with their full carbon cost with the aim of incentivising local production.
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Question reference: S4W-17033
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 17 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the reasons are for the increase in emissions related to consumption in the last year, as noted in the report, Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998–2010.
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Question reference: S4W-17020
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how the Climate Change Delivery Board will oversee delivery of the second report on proposals and policies; how regularly it will meet, and when the recent changes to the board's structure will be updated on the Scottish Government's website.
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Question reference: S4W-17019
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how often the Emissions Reduction Board met in 2013, and whether any of the meetings discussed the draft second report on proposals and policies.
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Question reference: S4T-00433
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in relation to the 4% increase in Scotland’s carbon footprint between 2009 and 2010 as noted in its report, Scotland’s Carbon Footprint: 1998-2010.
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Question reference: S4O-02372
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what provisions for bicycle access and storage on trains and at stations will be included in the contract for rail passenger services to be issued in 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-16649
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 2 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it last reviewed the list of birds protected by special penalties as set out at Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; what its position is on whether this legislation is fit for purpose, and what criteria it uses to determine the birds to list.
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Question reference: S4O-02323
- Asked by: Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the issues associated with underemployment.
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