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: S5W-06561
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the formation of a cancer drugs fund.
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Question reference: S5O-00552
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Falkirk Council regarding the Attainment Scotland Fund.
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Question reference: S5W-05209
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the total (a) livestock throughput and (b) turnover value was in livestock auction marts in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-05208
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much the Scottish red meat industry contributes to Scotland's gross domestic product.
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Question reference: S5W-05207
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the total value of output of the 23 licensed red meat abattoirs was in 2014.
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Question reference: S5W-04978
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will reach a decision on the future of beavers in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-04432
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how socio-economic inequalities in oral health are taken into account when allocating funding for Childsmile programmes in each NHS board area.
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Question reference: S5W-04184
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 11 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has sent observers to the 68th Session of the Nordic Council and what plans it has to engage with the council at future sessions.
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Question reference: S5W-04182
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will recruit the 2,000 volunteers to advise it on the new Scottish social security system.
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Question reference: S5W-03580
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it has provided to NHS Forth Valley to help reduce waiting times.