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-01418
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had discussions with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding the future of Portobello High School.
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Question reference: S4W-09897
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 24 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the law on common good.
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Question reference: S4W-10043
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the link between mental health and debt problems and what action it takes regarding this.
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Question reference: S4W-09810
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09381 by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012, whether all S4, S5 and S6 pupils will be able to access careers guidance support on a one-to-one basis.
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Question reference: S4W-10046
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 17 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government which ministers have visited schools in the City of Edinburgh since 2011, broken down by (a) school and (b) reason.
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Question reference: S4W-09823
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Mary Scanlon on 1 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it expects any Private Bills to be introduced in 2012-13.
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Question reference: S4W-09593
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions there have been under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 for proxy purchase of tobacco in each local authority area; how many resulted in fines, and how much.
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Question reference: S4W-09519
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 26 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many houses have been brought back into use since the introduction of the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership.
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Question reference: S4W-09518
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 26 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will fund the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership beyond March 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-09592
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010, broken down by type of violation.
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