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-22697
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the annual grant that it provides to Obesity Action Scotland was used to engage in discussions with ministers on measures relating to diet and obesity policies in each year since its formation in 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-22695
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding (a) it has and (b) other government-funded bodies have provided Obesity Action Scotland with in each year since its formation in 2015, expressed (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a proportion of Obesity Action Scotland’s total budget.
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Question reference: S5W-22699
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what regional focus there is to the work carried out by Obesity Action Scotland, and what work has been undertaken by Obesity Action Scotland in the Eastwood constituency.
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Question reference: S5W-22696
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much of its total grant to Obesity Action Scotland has been spent on initiatives and promotions to encourage children and young people to take up sport and physical activity in each year since it was established in 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-22698
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made toward ensuring that all primary school children have access to a minimum of five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the Eastwood constituency and across the country as highlighted on Obesity Action Scotland’s website.
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Question reference: S5F-03277
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2019
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-22444
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessments have been undertaken of the length of service and general condition of fire appliances operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas.
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Question reference: S5W-22446
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to redress the £389 million backlog in vehicles and property in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, as identified in the May 2018 Audit Scotland report, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: An update.
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Question reference: S5W-22445
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether all fire stations operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas will contain fire engines equipped with the latest ultra-high pressure lance firefighting tools.
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Question reference: S5F-03255
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2019
Question to be taken in Chamber.