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-00299
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of its civil contingency planning, it has made an assessment of (a) insider, (b) cyber, (c) aircraft and (d) drone attacks on nuclear facilities.
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Question reference: S5W-00152
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much of CAP Futures project costs has been spent on contractors.
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Question reference: S5W-00171
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what project-specific detail will be considered in relation to Balfron High School as part of its review of NPD and PFI/PPP projects.
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Question reference: S5W-00172
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) timescale and (b) scope is of its review of NPD and PFI/PPP projects.
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Question reference: S5W-00151
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Audit Scotland's assessment that there is a "high risk" that the CAP Futures programme will not achieve its aim to minimise disallowance.
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Question reference: S5W-00176
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-28202 by Margaret Burgess on 10 November 2015, whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made in developing the national infrastructure priority approach to energy efficiency.
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Question reference: S5W-00177
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27557 by Margaret Burgess on 18 September 2015, what plans it has to take forward the planned consultation on proposals for the regulation of energy efficiency in private sector homes.
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Question reference: S5W-00150
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings published by Scottish Natural Heritage in The Proportion of Scotland's Protected Sites in Favourable Condition 2016, that show that the proportion of such features on these sites at 31 March 2016 was 66.6%, for what reason the national indicator for protected nature sites reports it as 80.4%.
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Question reference: S5W-00175
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its requirements set out by the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, what approach it is taking to the development of the third report on policies and proposals.
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Question reference: S5W-00173
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24398 by Aileen McLeod on 19 February 2015, when the sub-committee on climate change will next meet; what matters will be discussed, and which (a) cabinet secretaries and (b) ministers will attend.