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-03086
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations to the UK Government calling for more restrictive UK-wide legislation on animal testing and, if so, whether it will provide details of these representations.
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Question reference: S4W-02799
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 29 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the response to question S4O-00164 by Michael Russell on 15 September 2011 (Official Report, c. 1807), what representations it has received from the (a) Institute of Physics in Scotland, (b) Institution of Chemical Engineers, (c) Institution of Civil Engineers, (d) Institution of Mechanical Engineers, (e) Institution of Engineering and Technology and (f) sector skills council for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in relation to the effect that the Curriculum for Excellence may have on the numbers of pupils pursuing STEM subjects in later years of secondary and into tertiary education.
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Question reference: S4W-02802
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 29 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4O-00164 by Michael Russell on 15 September 2011, what steps it will take to address concerns that the Curriculum for Excellence may reduce the number of pupils pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects in later years of secondary and into tertiary education.
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Question reference: S4W-02800
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 29 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4O-00164 by Michael Russell on 15 September 2011 (Official Report, c. 1807), what discussions it has had with representatives of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community regarding the effect that the Curriculum for Excellence may have on the number of pupils pursuing STEM subjects in later years of secondary and into tertiary education.
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Question reference: S4W-02801
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 29 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4O-00164 by Michael Russell on 15 September 2011 (Official Report, c. 1807), what assessment it has made of whether the Curriculum for Excellence may reduce the number of pupils pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects in later years of secondary and into tertiary education.
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Question reference: S4W-02763
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost would be of extending to 7.00 am to 7.00 pm the hours during which free nursery school provision can be claimed and whether it has considered such an extension.
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Question reference: S4W-02765
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have met the target of 15 hours per week free nursery school provision in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S4W-02767
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of how successful the target of 15 hours per week of free nursery school provision has been and whether it will publish the results.
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Question reference: S4W-02764
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the benefits would be of extending the hours during which free nursery school provision can be claimed, broken down by socioeconomic group.
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Question reference: S4W-02766
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the target of 15 hours per week of free nursery school provision remains and, if so, whether it plans to make it a statutory responsibility.
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