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-17642
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with drinks companies regarding the potential for a wider deposit return scheme to encourage recycling of drink containers.
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Question reference: S4W-17645
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that a wider deposit return scheme to encourage recycling of drink containers would lead to an increase in the retail price of the product.
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Question reference: S4W-17644
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much it considers a consumer would receive under a wider deposit return scheme to encourage recycling of drink containers.
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Question reference: S4O-02533
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has had with the Minister for Housing and Welfare on food bank provision.
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Question reference: S4W-17333
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of patients has been seen within the (a) four-hour and (b) 12-hour waiting time target at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, in each of the last 10 years and how this compares with the national average.
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Question reference: S4W-17714
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on the tied model for pubs and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S4W-17710
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many pubs there are; how many are free houses, and how many are run under the tied pub model.
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Question reference: S4W-17711
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many pubs have closed in each year since 2005 and how many of these were (a) free houses and (b) run under the tied pub model.
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Question reference: S4W-17712
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with pub (a) tenants and (b) companies regarding the tied pub model since 2007.
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Question reference: S4W-17713
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding the tied pub model.