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-03295
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02387 by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 September 2016, whether it will answer the question that was asked regarding whether it was consulted on the reported plan by the Oil and Gas Authority to use £2.5 million of money received from the Treasury to fund new analysis of seismic data that was harvested 25 years ago.
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Question reference: S5W-03990
- 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 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made between delays associated with procedures carried out on the NHS and the number of similar private procedures undertaken in NHS facilities.
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Question reference: S5W-03992
- 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 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it last assessed the operational implications of NHS facilities being used privately.
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Question reference: S5W-03991
- 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 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the wider implications of delays associated with hip replacement operations.
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Question reference: S5W-03993
- 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 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been received by each NHS board as a result of NHS facilities being used privately in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5O-00318
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Ministry of Defence in the last year regarding the environment.
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Question reference: S5W-03637
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications of Brexit on (a) local and (b) national nature reserves.
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Question reference: S5W-03634
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to help establish national nature reserves.
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Question reference: S5W-03635
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are used in determining suitability for national nature reserve designation.
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Question reference: S5W-03636
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what role Scottish Natural Heritage plays in the identification of areas suitable for designation as national nature reserves.