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-29489
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether its procurement process actively supports the take-up of telemarketing certification schemes such as the Telephone Preference Service.
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Question reference: S4W-29241
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 25 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposal in the Draft Budget 2016-17 to reduce the fuel poverty/energy efficiency budget by 13% will have on its ability to meet its statutory fuel poverty and climate change reduction targets.
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Question reference: S4W-29240
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 25 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what changes in domestic energy efficiency are needed for its climate change reduction targets to be met.
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Question reference: S4O-05219
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that its obligations under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 are being met.
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Question reference: S4W-28628
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 4 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provides toward (a) researching and (b) reducing the incidence of stillbirth and infant death and what plans it has to provide additional support.
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Question reference: S4W-28630
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 2 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is carrying out on reducing the incidence of stillbirth and infant death.
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Question reference: S4O-04816
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to calling in the planning application relating to the Whitehill incinerator.
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Question reference: S4W-28007
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister had seen the economic impact assessment commissioned by DF Concerts when she considered the complaint by Willie Rennie MSP against the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs under the Scottish Ministerial Code.
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Question reference: S4W-28008
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister was aware that, apparently, neither the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs nor anyone from her office had read the full economic report commissioned by DF Concerts in relation to T in the Park 2015 or verified the briefing figures with the research consultants, EKOS, when she considered the complaint against the cabinet secretary under the Scottish Ministerial Code.
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