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: S4O-01292
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent 10-day enforcement period on the A9 Inverness-Perth road where 687 motorists were charged with speeding offences, whether it plans to repeat the exercise.
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Question reference: S4W-09175
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many public sector pension schemes there are in Scotland and what information it has on the financial health of these schemes.
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Question reference: S4F-00816
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2012
To ask the First Minister what representations the Scottish Government has made to BBC Scotland following the announcement that there will be job losses at BBC Highlands and Islands and a reduction to its Gaelic news service.
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Question reference: S4O-01219
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the benefits are of the naloxone programme.
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Question reference: S4W-09022
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it assists with the establishment of new GP practices.
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Question reference: S4W-09023
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have been established since 2007, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-07979
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been convicted for assaulting prison officers since 2003, broken down by prison.
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Question reference: S4W-07980
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for making false accusations of criminal behaviour against prison officers since 2003.
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Question reference: S4W-07937
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sites of special scientific interest in the Highlands and Islands have been denotified in the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-08204
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2012
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its formal response to the Commission on Women Offenders.
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