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-17083
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 25 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of zero-hours contracts in universities.
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Question reference: S4W-16826
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when and under what circumstances it is considered necessary to slaughter healthy cattle due to irregularities in, or non-availability of, cattle passports.
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Question reference: S4W-16820
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 19 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the percentage of Scottish salmon farming production that is controlled by (a) Scottish, (b) UK and (c) Norwegian-owned companies.
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Question reference: S4W-17081
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue guidance on the voluntary use of CCTV in abattoirs for animal welfare purposes.
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Question reference: S4W-17051
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16040 by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 August 2013, whether the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have won public procurement contracts from Scotland Excel in the last year is consistent with the Scottish Government's stated objective to assist SMEs.
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Question reference: S4W-17052
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16040 by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 August 2013, whether the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have won contracts from Scotland Excel for supplying educational goods in the last year is in line with the Scottish Government's stated objective to assist SMEs.
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Question reference: S4W-17080
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue a statutory code under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 to regulate the voluntary use of CCTV in abattoirs for animal welfare purposes.
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Question reference: S4W-17079
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will legislate to make the use of CCTV mandatory in abattoirs for animal welfare purposes.
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Question reference: S4W-16743
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many commercially-reared bumblebee colonies are imported annually and what steps are taken to prevent the spread of any disease from them to wild bumblebees and honeybees.
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Question reference: S4W-16708
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-11225 by Richard Lochhead on 28 November 2012, whether it will provide an update on what (a) discussions it has had and (b) further action it plans.