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-07929
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been paid to local authorities for running the 2012 Scottish local government elections and what amount remains outstanding.
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Question reference: S4W-07131
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 May 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 27 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-06877 by Fergus Ewing on 8 May 2012, whether it will publish details of the mechanisms which are in place following the recommendations of the Audit Scotland and Public Audit Committee reports on The Gathering 2009 to provide the necessary accountability and transparency for all public resources invested by the Scottish Government in the Homecoming Scotland 2014 celebrations and to ensure that the related governance arrangements are fit for purpose.
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Question reference: S4W-07928
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties are valued (a) at under £180,000, (b) between £180,000 and £350,000 and (c) above £350,000, also broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-07882
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost is of extending student loans for living costs for students studying for a Diploma in Legal Practice and how this figure has been calculated.
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Question reference: S4W-07883
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of students studying for a Diploma in Legal Practice was eligible for a full loan under the Postgraduate Students' Allowances Scheme in 2011-12.
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Question reference: S4W-07884
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what funding is available under the Professional and Career Development Loans scheme and whether applications for this are weighted in favour of low-income students.
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Question reference: S4W-07885
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether students studying for a Diploma in Legal Practice are eligible to apply for funding under the Professional and Career Development Loans scheme.
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Question reference: S4F-00810
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2012
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will instigate a public inquiry into the outbreak of Legionella in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S4W-07817
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-07401 by John Swinney on 31 May 2012, how much has been paid out in council tax discounts through energy efficiency schemes and how many properties are receiving these in each local authority, broken down by (a) type of dwelling and (b) mode of ownership.
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Question reference: S4W-07723
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 21 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it remains its plan to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016.