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-17229
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with its plan to roll out fiscal work orders nationally and whether this will be completed before the end of 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-17230
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to local authorities for the supervision of people serving fiscal work orders.
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Question reference: S4W-16849
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence the First Minister has had with the UK Government since April 2012 regarding (i) the Aberdeen Coastguard and (ii) coastguard management in Scotland, what matters were considered and with which UK Ministers.
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Question reference: S4W-16844
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided for cycling in each year since 2007 and will provide in 2013-14.
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Question reference: S4W-16848
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to complete the National Cycle Network since 2007, what funds have been invested in each and by whom.
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Question reference: S4W-16846
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that sufficient progress has been made toward achieving its Cycling Action Plan for Scotland target of 10% of all journeys to be by bike by 2020 and, if so, how this progress can be demonstrated.
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Question reference: S4W-16847
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what cycling projects in the NESTRANS area it has supported and how much funding it has provided for these projects in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S4W-16845
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to improve trunk roads since 2007 in order to make them safer for cyclists, how much each measure has cost and what funding it will provide in 2013-14.
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Question reference: S4W-17031
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 20 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many stage 1 applications for support from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund have been (a) accepted and (b) not accepted, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-17030
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 20 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget will be for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.
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