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-19116
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities can use income obtained from reductions in council tax discount on energy efficiency and fuel poverty initiatives to improve the affordability of housing stock.
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Question reference: S4W-18766
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to farmers to minimise the risk to insect pollinators from the use of (a) thiacloprid and (b) acetamiprid foliar sprays.
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Question reference: S4O-02727
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Living Streets campaign, Give us Time to Cross.
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Question reference: S4W-18605
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-18051 by Keith Brown on 6 November 2013, where Babcock’s figures are published.
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Question reference: S4W-18517
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many road traffic offences have been recorded in 2013 (a) in built-up areas, (b) in 20mph zones and (c) during the evening in built-up areas.
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Question reference: S4W-18516
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many speeding offences have been recorded in 2013 where the speed limit is (a) 20mph, (b) 30mph, (c) 60mph and (d) 70mph.
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Question reference: S4W-18590
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 6 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16742 by Richard Lochhead on 10 September 2013, how it will (a) monitor and (b) ensure compliance with the moratorium and what advice it is providing regarding the safe disposal of seeds treated with neonicotinoids.
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Question reference: S4O-02712
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what role local authorities have in determining appropriate housing land supply.
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Question reference: S4W-18470
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 November 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 4 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds (a) on the health of mountain hare populations and (b) that is relevant to assessing whether mountain hare are in a favourable conservation status.
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Question reference: S4W-18474
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 November 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 4 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it controls the culling of mountain hare.