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-28445
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it expects Police Scotland to spend in total on the (a) salary and (b) other associated costs for officers ranked as chief constable, deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable in 2015-16.
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Question reference: S4W-28342
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many different IT systems are currently in use by GP surgeries.
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Question reference: S4O-04867
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs have been lost at Young's Seafood's processing plant in Fraserburgh and how many remain at risk.
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Question reference: S4W-28341
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has taken steps to integrate the different IT systems used by GP surgeries to allow for easier transfer of patient information.
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Question reference: S4W-28065
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27401 by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2015, how many police (a) officers and (b) staff were working at the (i) 101 service centre in Bucksburn and (ii) the 999 control room at Queen Street in Aberdeen on 30 September 2015.
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Question reference: S4W-28064
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with NHS Grampian regarding the closure of the Brimmond GP practice, and what action it took to open the new practice and transfer the patients to this.
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Question reference: S4W-28066
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the British Medical Association’s Scottish General Practitioners’ Committee regarding the new GP contracts that are scheduled to be introduced in 2017.
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Question reference: S4W-28067
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the British Medical Association's Scottish General Practitioners’ Committee regarding the six-month notice period for the closure of GP surgeries, and whether these have led to proposals being made to (a) extend or (b) amend the process.
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Question reference: S4W-27878
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 27 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its consultation on non-domestic solar panels and domestic air source heat pumps, what plans it has to provide a definition of what constitutes a non-domestic building.
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Question reference: S4W-27879
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 27 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its consultation on non-domestic solar panels and domestic air source heat pumps, what plans it has to review the planning process relating to non-domestic purpose-built solar panel arrays that are not attached to buildings.
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