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.
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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To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason funding for the rail franchise is to increase from £299.5 million in 2011-12 to £447.4 million in 2012-13 according to the 2012-13 draft budget.
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason funding for rail infrastructure is to decrease from £426.1 million in 2012-13 to £290.7 million in 2012-13 according to the 2012-13 draft budget.
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with off grid energy suppliers to ensure security of supply as part of its winter preparedness plans.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its winter preparedness plans address the delivery of fuel to vulnerable people not connected to mains gas or the electricity grid.
To ask the Scottish Executive who can contract for work under the Universal Home Insulation Scheme and when the second phase of the scheme will be implemented.
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Universal Home Insulation Scheme will be publicised in order to encourage take-up.
To ask the Scottish Executive how funds from the Universal Home Insulation Scheme are prioritised and allocated by local authorities and what criteria are used to ensure fairness.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the neediest households can access the Universal Home Insulation Scheme.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs are supported by the construction of (a) council and (b) socially rented homes.
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that communities worst hit by high fuel prices will see a reduction in fuel costs.