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-00150
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it expects to publish an updated infrastructure investment plan.
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Question reference: S4W-02105
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment has had discussions with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth regarding the next Budget (Scotland) Bill and, in particular, increased funding of walking and cycling measures in order to meet the annual targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-02103
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth to ensure that the next Budget (Scotland) Bill fully funds the implementation of policies and proposals contained in the report, Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reduction Targets 2010-2022: the Report on Proposals and Policies.
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Question reference: S4W-01989
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what contribution local authorities made to the (a) M74 extension, (b) M8/M74 Network Improvements and (c) M80 completion.
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Question reference: S4W-02106
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 18 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment has had discussions with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth about the next Budget (Scotland) Bill and, in particular, increased funding of energy efficiency measures in order to meet the Scottish Government's fuel poverty obligations and annual targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-01803
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01180 by Keith Brown on 20 July 2011, whether it expects the procurement process for the Borders Railway project to conclude before 31 December 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-02104
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment is taking to ensure his directorate’s compliance with Part 4 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-01804
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many antisocial behaviour orders have been (a) given to and (b) breached by local authority tenants this year and in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-01806
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authority tenants who have breached their antisocial behaviour order have had court proceedings taken against them, this year and in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-01807
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authority tenants who have breached their antisocial behaviour order have had their tenancy terminated, this year and in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
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