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-00752
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the scope of the feasibility study into the improvements on the rail line between Aberdeen and the central belt will be published and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S5W-00749
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates any minister has met Network Rail since 2008 to discuss the rail line improvements between Aberdeen and the central belt.
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Question reference: S5W-00751
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has specified what Network Rail should do to deliver the 20-minute reduction in journey times on the rail line between Aberdeen and the central belt to which it has committed.
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Question reference: S5W-00748
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which north-east business or stakeholder groups (a) are involved in the steering group for and (b) will be consulted as part of the feasibility study into improvements on the rail line between Aberdeen and the central belt.
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Question reference: S5W-00753
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when Network Rail will finish conducting its feasibility study into improvements on the rail line between Aberdeen and the central belt, as stated by Keith Brown on 9 June 2016 (Official Report, c. 4), and when the Scottish Government will receive that feasibility study.
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Question reference: S5W-00421
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will release the funding for the three research PhDs in (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) motor neurone disease that was referred to in the 2016 SNP manifesto; how much money will be made available for this work; how much of it will be new money, and from what budget line it will be drawn.
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Question reference: S5W-00284
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the major trauma centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, previously announced in April 2014, what recommendations were made to ministers following the meeting of the National Planning Forum on 28 April 2016; what other advice ministers have received or expect to receive on this issue, and when a final decision will be made.
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Question reference: S5W-00283
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the designation of four major trauma centres in Scotland, previously announced in April 2014, what recommendations were made to ministers following the meeting of the National Planning Forum on 28 April 2016; what other advice ministers have received or expect to receive on this issue, and when a final decision will be made.
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Question reference: S5O-00029
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reductions to their budgets, whether it expects all of the national performing companies to continue to provide high-quality performances.
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Question reference: S5O-00057
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what decisions it has made about the future provision of major trauma centres in the NHS.
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