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-03419
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the closure of the hospice ward at Queen Margaret Hospital would constitute a major service change that would be subject to ministerial approval.
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Question reference: S4W-03470
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will protect the current entitlement to council tax benefit when this is devolved.
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Question reference: S4W-03570
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03017 by John Swinney on 18 October 2011, how much of the £150 million to £200 million preventative spending is money provided by local authorities and whether this contribution is from (a) new or (b) existing sources.
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Question reference: S4W-03568
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03017 by John Swinney on 18 October 2011, how much of the £150 million to £200 million preventative spending is (a) new and (b) existing spending.
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Question reference: S4W-03569
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03017 by John Swinney on 18 October 2011, how much of the £150 million to £200 million preventative spending has been allocated to each of the three change funds.
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Question reference: S4W-03607
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the funding that it expects to raise from its proposed large retail supplement is already included in the local government settlement or whether it will be provided as additional funding to local government.
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Question reference: S4W-03604
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all revenue raised from its proposed large retail supplement will go to local government.
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Question reference: S4W-03600
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated average cost per store is of its proposed large retail supplement.
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Question reference: S4W-03602
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will consult on its proposed large retail supplement.
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Question reference: S4W-03606
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it plans to raise in each year of the current spending review from its proposed large retail supplement.