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: S4O-04335
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding its proposed local development plan.
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Question reference: S4W-25319
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have used its Rural Payments and Services website to register for support.
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Question reference: S4W-25320
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report in The Press and Journal on 18 April 2015 that contractors working on the development of its Rural Payments and Services website were threatened with being dismissed if they reported defects.
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Question reference: S4W-25323
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints it has received regarding (a) its Rural Payments and Services website and (b) the single application form process.
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Question reference: S4W-25321
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many single application forms have been (a) started and (b) completed using its Rural Payments and Services website.
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Question reference: S4W-25322
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many paper single application forms have been received by its Rural Payments and Inspection Division in the current year.
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Question reference: S4W-25324
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it cost to develop its Rural Payments and Services website and how this was monitored.
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Question reference: S4W-25354
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how hospitals monitor the number of patient falls and what best practice they are expected to follow to minimise the number of incidents.
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Question reference: S4W-25356
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 April 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many inpatients there have been at the Edinburgh Western General Hospital's Royal Victoria Building in each year since 2012; how many were recorded as having fell while in the hospital; how many fell more than once, and how many subsequent complaints were made.
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Question reference: S4W-25008
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 March 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-23847 by Fergus Ewing on 20 January 2015, what discussions it has had with (a) Scottish Power Energy Networks and (b) Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission regarding seeking Ofgem funding to help reduce the visual impact of existing transmission lines in national scenic areas.
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