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-03837
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 17 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many S5 pupils there were in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11.
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Question reference: S4W-03838
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 17 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many S6 pupils there were in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10, and (d) 2010-11.
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Question reference: S4W-03620
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that Reshaping Care Change Fund monies are spent exclusively as preventative spend.
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Question reference: S4W-01244
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the steps that it has taken to raise awareness of childcare vouchers among voluntary sector employers since August 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-03846
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people were in training on the Get Ready for Work programme at the end of September 2009.
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Question reference: S4W-03850
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people were in training on the Lifeskills programme at the end of September 2010.
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Question reference: S4W-03898
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how the accuracy of the residence of applicants for places at university is verified.
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Question reference: S4W-03899
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what it will do to prevent applicants for places at university purchasing homes in Scotland solely to qualify for free higher education.
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Question reference: S4W-03900
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether applicants to Scottish universities from England who have second homes in Scotland or other EU countries will qualify for free higher education.
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Question reference: S4W-03767
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to reduce the number of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning.
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