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-03903
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the impact of employment tribunal fees prior to their proposed devolution.
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Question reference: S4O-03866
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making toward implementing the Clyde 2020 proposals.
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Question reference: S4F-02464
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2014
To ask the First Minister what impact the Scottish Government anticipates the lower drink-driving limit will have on driver behaviour this festive season.
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Question reference: S4F-02455
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2014
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and its impact on the Scottish budget.
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Question reference: S4O-03774
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to making school inspections without giving prior notice.
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Question reference: S4W-22920
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to make an announcement on the findings of the consultation, Promoting responsible dog ownership in Scotland: microchipping and other measures.
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Question reference: S4F-02379
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 November 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2014
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government considers that the devolution of health and safety legislation would lead to more prosecutions where serious injury or death has occurred.
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Question reference: S4O-03647
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the chief economist of the Bank of England's comment that the fall in real wages since their pre-recession peak is “unprecedented since at least the mid-1800s.”
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Question reference: S4O-03471
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the latest figures from the Scottish Index of Manufactured Exports, which show that there has been strong growth in Scottish-manufactured exports over the last year.
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Question reference: S4O-03429
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to encourage more employers in North Ayrshire to offer modern apprenticeships to young women.
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