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-01990
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage following publication of the Route Utilisation Strategy by Network Rail it will publish its High Level Output Specifications report.
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Question reference: S4W-00034
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) oil and gas industry regarding the increase in supplementary taxation of oil and gas production, in view of the possible impact on employment in Scotland, and whether it has proposed alternative approaches or measures to mitigate any such impact.
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Question reference: S4W-01177
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions Transport Scotland had with Carillion or its consortium partners regarding governance of the Borders Railway project prior to Carillion withdrawing from the bidding process.
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Question reference: S4W-01175
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it had with Carillion or its consortium partners regarding governance of the Borders Railway project prior to Carillion withdrawing from the bidding process.
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Question reference: S4W-01178
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions Transport Scotland had with Carillion or its consortium partners regarding the non-profit distributing model for the Borders Railway project prior to Carillion withdrawing from the bidding process.
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Question reference: S4W-01180
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the outcome of the bidding process for the Borders Railway project.
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Question reference: S4W-01176
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it had with Carillion or its consortium partners regarding the non-profit distributing model for the Borders Railway project prior to Carillion withdrawing from the bidding process.
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Question reference: S4W-01181
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what requirements it will impose on the use of the Borders railway line by train operating companies.
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Question reference: S4W-01179
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the possibility of securing value for money on the Borders Railway project following Carillion's withdrawal from the bidding process.
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Question reference: S4W-01033
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00368 by Keith Brown on 9 June 2011, how many of the homes will be (a) general, (b) amenity and (c) sheltered housing.
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