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-13127
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 4 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many compromise agreements each NHS board has made with employees in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S4O-01837
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning last met principals of further education colleges and what matters were discussed.
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Question reference: S4W-12013
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether all aquifers are linked and, if so, how contamination can be contained in one area with no impact on the public water supply.
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Question reference: S4W-12014
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it can ensure that contaminants used in the hydraulic fracturing process do not flow into an aquifer used for drinking water.
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Question reference: S4W-12039
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how the abstracted flowback water that contains naturally occurring bicarbonates, sulphates, chlorides of sodium and potassium and radionuclides is dealt with during hydraulic fracturing.
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Question reference: S4W-12038
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what chemical additives are used in the hydraulic fracturing process.
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Question reference: S4W-12012
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process can be guaranteed not to spread contamination from one area of ground water to another.
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Question reference: S4W-12011
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that hydraulic fracturing does not lead to contamination of (a) ground water or (b) surface water.
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Question reference: S4W-12249
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that patients are treated in accordance with Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines.
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Question reference: S4W-12248
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has made of the implementation of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guideline 114, Non-pharmaceutical management of depression in adults.