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-16666
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Institute of Engineering and Technology's comment in relation to the decline in the number of passes in Advanced Higher Mathematics in 2013 that "economic prosperity could be at risk if more students did not successfully complete maths."
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Question reference: S4W-16713
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) been affected by and (b) died from carbon monoxide poisoning in each year since 2008.
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Question reference: S4W-16711
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning
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Question reference: S4W-16712
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to people experiencing long-term chronic health problems as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning
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Question reference: S4W-16657
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many questions there have been in each Higher Mathematics paper in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S4W-16658
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the pass mark was for each Higher Mathematics grade in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-16663
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria were used for any changes to the pass mark for the 2013 Higher Mathematics paper compared with 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-16665
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the pass mark was for each grade in Advanced Higher Mathematics in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-16660
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people marked the 2013 Higher Mathematics papers and when they were hired.
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Question reference: S4W-16664
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people failed to complete the 2013 Higher Mathematics exam.