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-22140
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the average response time has been for the fire and rescue services to attend an incident in (a) urban and (b) remote and rural areas in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-22147
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the granting of EU special area of conservation status in 2004 has had on the population levels of (a) freshwater pearl mussels, (b) salmon, (c) otters and (d) sea lamprey.
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Question reference: S4W-22120
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 8 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-21669 by Alasdair Allan on 17 June 2014, whether the earth sciences qualification will be available from 2015, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S4W-22121
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 8 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-21669 by Alasdair Allan on 17 June 2014, how many tariff points Higher grade geology commands, and how this compares with each of the geology units that will be available from 2015.
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Question reference: S4W-22122
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 4 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a further breakdown of the information at table 4 of Public Sector Employment In Scotland Statistics for 1st Quarter 2014 to provide details of (a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff at further education colleges.
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Question reference: S4W-22144
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many single-crewed ambulances have been deployed (a) on weekdays and (b) at weekends in each of the last five years, also broken down by (i) urban and (ii) remote and rural areas.
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Question reference: S4W-21811
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what support is given to Children’s Panel members facing grievance and disciplinary procedures in relation to their work for the Children's Panel.
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Question reference: S4W-21810
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many Children’s Panel members have (a) been recruited and (b) resigned in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-21809
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the children’s hearings system.
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Question reference: S4W-21707
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 20 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on national pay bargaining for (a) merged and (b) further education colleges.
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