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-04120
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 10 October 2016 of its support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, whether, given a prior commitment to "£200 million of construction-related spend in Scotland during planning and construction”, it has confidence in the integrity of the procurement process associated with the building of any third runway.
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Question reference: S5W-03851
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many firearms certificate holders are prescribed anti-depressants.
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Question reference: S5W-03850
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that health authorities have adequate input to the suitability of individuals to be firearms certificate holders.
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Question reference: S5W-03853
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review safety advice given to firearms certificate holders.
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Question reference: S5W-03848
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what legal protection is given to the victims of sexual crime to ensure that they are not further victimised by public exposure of their sexual history.
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Question reference: S5W-03852
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many firearms certificates have been revoked on the grounds of the holder’s health in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S5W-03849
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the health of firearms certificate holders is monitored to ensure their ongoing suitability to possess these.
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Question reference: S5W-04119
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 10 October 2016 of its support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, how its commitments to “The creation of up to 16,000 new jobs across Scotland from the new capacity,” will be met; where, and within what sectors those new jobs will be created, and whether it will define the term “new capacity”.
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Question reference: S5W-04118
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 10 October 2016 of its support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, whether it plans to publish comprehensive details of how it will offset additional CO2 emissions resulting from the “£10m route development fund to help support new domestic routes”, and “£200m of construction-related spend in Scotland during planning and construction.”
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Question reference: S5W-03994
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it last assessed charging costs for NHS facilities being used privately.