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: S4O-01473
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to prevent outbreaks of Norovirus in care homes.
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Question reference: S4W-09917
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 25 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reduce or increase funds for the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in 2013-14.
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Question reference: S4W-09820
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 17 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking regarding the teaching of Scottish history in schools.
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Question reference: S4W-09817
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 17 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that free university education will be sustained in the long term.
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Question reference: S4W-09821
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering creating a definition for furnished and unfurnished flats and houses for the purposes of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1997.
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Question reference: S4W-09819
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 12 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle homelessness.
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Question reference: S4W-09818
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 2 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help postgraduate students in Scotland with tuition fees.
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Question reference: S4O-01363
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when the economic benefits of minimum pricing of alcohol will be evident.
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Question reference: S4W-09590
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered banning the use of aspartame as a sweetener in diet soft drinks and foodstuffs.
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Question reference: S4W-09591
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has regarding health concerns in relation to the use of aspartame as a sweetener in diet soft drinks and foodstuffs.
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