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-04800
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it is providing Perth and Kinross Council to improve flood prevention measures.
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Question reference: S4W-04799
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers flooding one of the most prominent risks to communities and households in Perthshire.
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Question reference: S4W-04801
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will undertake a national review of flood prevention measures and identify priority areas for improvements.
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Question reference: S4W-04797
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to conservation agencies to protect the Scottish wildcat.
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Question reference: S4W-04932
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 18 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding is allocated to each local authority for Gaelic medium education per annum.
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Question reference: S4W-04934
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 18 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the provision of free transport for pupils to access Gaelic medium education.
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Question reference: S4W-04933
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 18 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools offer Gaelic medium education, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4F-00400
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2012
To ask the First Minister what impact the sale of Robert Wiseman Dairies to Müller Dairy will have on the Scottish economy.
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Question reference: S4W-04548
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what weight it will give to responses from outwith Scotland to its consultation on same-sex marriage.
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Question reference: S4W-04515
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 21 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that homes and businesses in rural areas receive access to broadband at the same time as those in urban areas.