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: S5W-04460
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the charter parties for MS (a) Helliar and (b) Hildasay.
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Question reference: S5W-04455
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings there have been between Seatruck and (a) ministers and (b) Transport Scotland officials since 1 July 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-04324
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that universities continue to have access to EU funding post-Brexit.
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Question reference: S5W-04326
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that students from Scotland will continue to be able to participate in the Erasmus programme post-Brexit.
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Question reference: S5W-04288
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what estimates it has made of the impact of Brexit on GDP in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-03749
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02137 by Annabelle Ewing on 12 September 2016, when it received its most recent update on the estimated final cost of the refurbishment of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Control Room in Dundee, and what the estimated cost was.
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Question reference: S5W-04196
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that there is cross-party representation on the Joint Ministerial Sub-Committee to ensure represention from across the Parliament.
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Question reference: S5W-04290
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what estimates it has made of the impact of Brexit on exports from Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-04284
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how multinational companies with bases and operations in Scotland will be supported by it to maintain them without incurring costs.
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Question reference: S5W-04279
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what estimates it has made of the impact of Brexit on family incomes.
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