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-03804
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it would expect to be taken by a public body, under section 12 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004, that gives consent for an activity, project or plan that damages or destroys a natural feature for which a site of special scientific interest has been notified and what guidance it has published on providing compensation in fulfilment of this duty.
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Question reference: S4W-03738
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 will be commenced in full.
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Question reference: S4W-03739
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when section 13 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 will be commenced.
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Question reference: S4W-03741
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the organisations chosen to run the training courses on snaring practice to allow snare users to comply with the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 have been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service.
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Question reference: S4W-03740
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive which animal welfare body is providing input to the training courses on snaring practice that will be a legal requirement for snare users to complete under the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-01997
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many looked-after children were in kinship care in 2010-11, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-01994
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it allocated for the provision of kinship care allowances in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.
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Question reference: S4W-02488
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02057 by Angela Constance on 30 August 2011, what the timescale is for engaging with local authorities and other relevant organisations to explore what action might be necessary to refine the suite of safeguards currently in place for children participating in performances.
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Question reference: S4W-03597
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering changes to the role of prison visiting committees and, if so, when it will introduce them.
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Question reference: S4W-03596
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to the outcome of its consultation on the independent monitoring of prisons.
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