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-11209
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether a route has been identified for the proposed high-speed rail link between Edinburgh and Glasgow and, if so, when it will be published.
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Question reference: S4W-11132
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £35 million allocated to support for sustainable and active travel in the 2013-14 draft budget will be allocated to funding for the next phase of the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-11130
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £35 million allocated to support for sustainable and active travel in the 2013-14 draft budget will be allocated to investing in infrastructure that will allow the use of electric and low-carbon vehicles.
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Question reference: S4W-11131
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £35 million allocated to support for sustainable and active travel in the 2013-14 draft budget will be allocated to delivering the actions in the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-11129
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £44.4 million allocated to major public transport projects in the 2013-14 draft budget will be spent on (a) the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme and (b) the Borders railway project.
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Question reference: S4W-11128
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £39.8 million that was allocated to major public transport projects in the 2012-13 Scottish Budget will be spent on (a) the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme and (b) the Borders railway project.
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Question reference: S4W-11127
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £53 million allocated to major public transport projects in the 2011-12 Scottish Budget was spent on (a) the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme and (b) the Borders railway project.
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Question reference: S4W-11126
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it will achieve a saving of £12.7 million in the rail infrastructure budget between 2012-13 and 2013-14 as indicated in its 2013-14 draft budget .
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Question reference: S4W-10950
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when the rules regarding standard charges for stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package were changed and what the reasons are for this.
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Question reference: S4W-10303
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what companies can supply smart-ticketing equipment to organisations providing community transport.