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-04571
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will require potential sponsors of the 2014 Commonwealth Games to publish country-by-country financial reports as part of the selection process.
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Question reference: S4W-04586
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the use of lead shot in the 2014 Commonwealth Games will contravene the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2004.
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Question reference: S4W-04587
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03362 by Aileen Campbell on 16 November 2011, what unauthorised activities or breaches of consent it is aware of.
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Question reference: S4W-04584
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will propose compensation measures for any short or long-term loss or damage to protected habitats or species as a result of any 2014 Commonwealth Games facilities being constructed on sites of special scientific interest or Natura sites.
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Question reference: S4W-04585
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has advised the European Commission of any 2014 Commonwealth Games facilities to be constructed on Natura sites.
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Question reference: S4W-04583
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out an appropriate assessment for any 2014 Commonwealth Games facilities to be constructed on sites of special scientific interest or Natura sites.
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Question reference: S4W-04582
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether plans for the 2014 Commonwealth Games involve constructing facilities on areas designated as sites of special scientific interest or Natura sites.
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Question reference: S4O-00487
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there is adequate winter resilience preparation across the country.
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Question reference: S4W-04113
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 30 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to increase the provision of foreign language assistants in schools.
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Question reference: S4W-03993
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the additional volume of nuclear waste that will be created if a lifespan extension is granted at (a) Hunterston B and (b) Torness nuclear power stations to 2021 and 2033 respectively.