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-10750
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 13 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has given to the Students Awards Agency for Scotland regarding the opening hours of phone lines for students seeking support.
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Question reference: S4W-10901
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 13 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many claims for student funding from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland still to be processed as at 1 November 2012 were received (a) before 30 June 2012 and (b) between 30 June and 1 September 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-10751
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 13 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many students have applied for Students Awards Agency for Scotland funding for each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4O-01464
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Ambulance Service regarding the adequacy of emergency response cover on the smaller Orkney isles.
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Question reference: S4W-10139
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Early Years Change Fund (a) has been allocated and (b) is available.
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Question reference: S4W-10136
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much the Early Years Change Fund will amount to over the current spending review period and from what sources, also broken down by year.
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Question reference: S4W-10138
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much new money it will allocate to the Early Years Change Fund in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 and from what budget line.
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Question reference: S4W-10603
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £8 million brought forward by the Scottish Funding Council to 2012-13 from 2013-14 and 2014-15 has been allocated, broken down by college and by weighted student units of measurements.
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Question reference: S4W-10600
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are using the New College Learning Programme and at which colleges.
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Question reference: S4W-10604
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been provided to colleges from the 2012-13 College Transformation Fund; to which colleges, and for what projects.
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