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-16661
- 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 whether additional people were hired to ensure that the 2013 Higher Mathematics papers were marked on time.
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Question reference: S4W-16667
- 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 for which Higher grade subjects the pass mark at grades A, B or C were reduced in 2013 and what the reason was for each.
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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-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-16681
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 3 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to (a) local authorities, (b) housing associations and (c) others in relation to rough sleeping in each year since 2007-08.
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Question reference: S4T-00422
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support food banks.
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Question reference: S4W-16669
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 2 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 provides the right to (a) cross land and (b) use any structure designed to facilitate passage, such as a level crossing.
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Question reference: S4W-16670
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 2 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the legal definition is of a private crossing and whether such crossings are exempt from provisions relating to (a) rights of way, (b) core paths and (c) access.
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Question reference: S4W-16671
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 2 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the public has an automatic right under Scots law to use a crossing for access.
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Question reference: S4W-16675
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 30 August 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what ferry services are supported by non-government agencies.