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-29393
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the availability is of superfast broadband in each local authority area, and what information it has regarding how many homes (a) are able to access and (b) have such a service.
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Question reference: S4W-29335
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out the detailed remit for its review of business rates announced in the Draft Budget 2016-17; who will conduct the review, and in what timescale.
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Question reference: S4W-27722
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has taken in the last six months on tail docking.
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Question reference: S4W-27721
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on tail docking for working dogs.
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Question reference: S4W-27724
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce an exemption to tail docking for working dogs, following the research that it commissioned from the University of Glasgow that was published in Veterinary Record in April 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-27723
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26902 by Richard Lochhead on 28 August 2015, when it will inform the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee of the findings of its research on tail docking.
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Question reference: S4O-05235
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether e-cigarettes are now available on prescription from the NHS.
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Question reference: S4O-05205
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many uniformed officers have been deployed to roles previously filled by civilian staff since Police Scotland came into existence.
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Question reference: S4F-03136
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2015
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the final report of the Commission on Local Tax Reform.
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Question reference: S4W-28677
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 December 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the percentage of (a) land area and (b) wild land area from which at least one wind turbine of more than 20 metres in height is visible.