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-01095
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the provision for school pupils with additional support needs is inspected and regulated.
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Question reference: S5W-00764
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the average wage is in each parliamentary constituency, listed by ranking.
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Question reference: S5W-01266
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated from the bus route development fund to each local authority in each of the last five years, also expressed on a per capita basis.
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Question reference: S5W-01267
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many and what percentage of bus routes are subsidised in each local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-01233
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many countries have an interest in the coastal states fisheries negotiations; what stocks are involved; what vessels registered in Scotland are involved, and what the estimated commercial value is of each quota.
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Question reference: S5W-01234
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what nationalities of fishing vessels are entitled to fish in Scottish territorial seas.
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Question reference: S5W-01232
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what international fisheries agreements Scotland is party to both in its own right and via the UK or EU; who the signatories are to each; how many vessels registered in Scotland receive quota allocations as a result, and what the economic benefit to Scotland is.
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Question reference: S5W-01019
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what financial assistance is available for households that were affected by flooding prior to Storm Desmond.
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Question reference: S5W-01020
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage stakeholders to work better together to mitigate flood risk and protect communities and the environment on the River (a) Lossie, (b) Spey and (c) Findhorn.
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Question reference: S5W-00847
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question SW5-00476 by Angela Constance on 16 June 2016, whether it will express each figure on a per capita basis ranked in descending order.