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-19844
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions ministers had in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 with European Commission representatives on the need to explore the potential for raising the six-year maximum contract length for Scottish ferry services; what outcomes were agreed, and what steps it will take in 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-19852
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) foot and (b) freight passengers were carried on each (i) Clyde and Hebrides and (ii) Northern Isles ferry route in each year between 2009 and 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-19849
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the scale of disruption to Scottish ferry services during winter 2013-14 that was due to adverse weather conditions.
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Question reference: S4W-19848
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional sailings there have been on (a) Clyde and Hebrides and (b) Northern Isles ferry routes between 1 October 2013 and 16 February 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-19952
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-19743
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Lesley Thomson on 28 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were detained in respect of domestic violence incidents in each of the last three years and, of these, how many (a) were released without charge, (b) had their case marked as "no proceedings" by the procurator fiscal, (c) were acquitted after trial and (d) were convicted.
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Question reference: S4W-19740
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the purpose is of police written warnings.
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Question reference: S4W-19742
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government who retains details of police written warnings that have been issued, for how long and for what purpose.
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Question reference: S4W-19741
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what redress is available to a person to challenge the legitimacy of a police written warning.
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Question reference: S4O-02957
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that environmental legislation and guidelines do not have a disproportionately negative impact on the species, homo sapiens.
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