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-20585
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 6 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a response to requests from stakeholders for clarity in relation to its policy on wild land in the proposed National Planning Framework 3.
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Question reference: S4W-20587
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will require carbon assessments to be carried out prior to consideration of proposals to develop on peatlands.
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Question reference: S4W-20584
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 6 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how it will report to the Parliament the findings of the expert advice that it has sought on the proposed National Planning Framework 3.
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Question reference: S4W-20586
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide guidance on unconventional gas extraction and hydraulic fracturing.
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Question reference: S4F-02071
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2014
To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported 162% increase since 2004 in the cost of providing free personal care, what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that local authority social work budgets can meet demand.
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Question reference: S4O-03154
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the NHS Lothian board.
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Question reference: S4F-02015
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2014
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the Audit Commission report, An overview of local government in Scotland 2014.
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Question reference: S4O-03033
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what contribution it considers that housing can make to tackling poverty.
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Question reference: S4W-19841
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on delivering the recommendations in A Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland: 2013 Update.
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Question reference: S4W-19839
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill will make it easier for local authorities to engage local SMEs as installers for the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland initiative.
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