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: S4F-02217
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 June 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2014
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to Professor Dunleavy's report, Transitioning to a new Scottish state.
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Question reference: S4O-03396
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what opportunities the proposals in Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities could bring to Arran and Cumbrae.
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Question reference: S4O-03317
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the commitment of Royal Mail to maintaining the universal service obligation given its economic impact.
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Question reference: S4O-03236
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government on what basis it considers a Scottish pensioners' parliament could be established.
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Question reference: S4F-02090
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2014
To ask the First Minister what the impact on Scotland will be of UK Government plans to raise the retirement age.
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Question reference: S4W-20906
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when all three Clyde Marine Protected Areas will be designated and whether they will exclude dredgers and trawlers to protect vulnerable habitats and white fish nursery grounds.
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Question reference: S4O-03182
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how much would have been saved if the PPP/PFI projects carried out during the previous administration had been funded through the non-profit distribution model.
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Question reference: S4F-02033
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 April 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2014
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s assessment is of labour market conditions in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4T-00648
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report by Professor Leslie Young on a currency union with the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S4O-03052
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it encourages schools to teach pupils about the Scottish Enlightenment and its impact in Scotland and beyond.
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