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-27565
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the A92 action plan submitted by Fife Council.
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Question reference: S4W-27566
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of unadopted roads.
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Question reference: S4F-02960
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2015
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the Scottish Rugby Union about the safety of pupils playing rugby in schools.
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Question reference: S4W-27307
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government which railway stations are not accessible to disabled people.
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Question reference: S4W-27282
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the names of companies to which it has awarded development contracts being displayed on site.
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Question reference: S4W-27284
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the establishment of a small business conciliation service.
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Question reference: S4W-27289
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will change pension rules in Scotland to provide pension parity for serving police officers who joined the force after 2006.
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Question reference: S4W-27283
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many sheriff court actions to settle disputes between small and large businesses there have been in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-27285
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to schools seeking funds to visit the UK Parliament.
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Question reference: S4F-02934
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2015
To ask the First Minister, in light of the proposed national system of standardised assessment in primary schools, whether the Scottish Government will reinstate the Progress in International Reading and Literacy and Trends in International Mathematics and Science studies for Scotland.
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