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
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Question reference: S4W-28789
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people attended each Healthier Scotland National Conversation event, excluding facilitators and civil servants.
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Question reference: S4W-28788
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on (a) staff and (b) other costs for the Healthier Scotland National Conversation, and what future expenditure is expected.
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Question reference: S4W-28790
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) email, (b) website and (c) written responses have been received by the Healthier Scotland National Conversation.
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Question reference: S4W-28792
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the remit is of the Healthier Scotland National Conversation and who is responsible for its delivery.
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Question reference: S4W-28797
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the meetings of the Healthier Scotland National Conversation have been audio- or video-recorded to enable people to share in the engagement.
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Question reference: S4W-28841
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27885 by John Swinney on 25 November 2015, how many employees there are in each pay bargaining unit and what the salary cost is in each case.
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Question reference: S4W-28783
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when the 2015 direct payments will be paid in full.
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Question reference: S4W-28786
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has completed its mapping of farms and what methodology it has used.
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Question reference: S4W-28784
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects that there will be delays in making the 2015 direct payments and, if so, (a) for what reason and (b) whether it will pay the (i) arrangement fee and (ii) interest on any bank loans that farmers take out as a result.
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Question reference: S4W-28858
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the fall in oil prices, whether it plans to issue an updated oil and gas bulletin and, if so, on what date it will be published.