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: S4F-02286
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2014
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4W-22213
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how (a) environmental groups, (b) relevant ecological expertise and (c) community interests are being represented in the opencast coal mining working groups.
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Question reference: S4W-22209
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that participants in the opencast coal mining working groups have no conflict of interest and that governance of the groups is independent of organisations or individuals who own or control opencast coal mining sites.
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Question reference: S4W-22210
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the remits are of the working groups established to take forward the outcomes of the consultation on the regulation of opencast coal mining in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-22212
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish an analysis of responses received to the consultation on restoration of opencast coal mining sites.
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Question reference: S4W-22211
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the membership is of the opencast coal mining working groups and on what basis members were selected.
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Question reference: S4F-02245
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 August 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 August 2014
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4F-02228
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 August 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 August 2014
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4W-22050
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the European Commission regarding the restoration of the open cast coal mines in the Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area.
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Question reference: S4W-22048
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government who has liability for controlled activities regulations licences at Powharnal and Grievehill open cast coal sites; whether it considers that the liquidators of Scottish Coal are in compliance with these licences at the Powharnal site in East Ayrshire, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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