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-17406
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has issued on the needs of pupils in kinship care.
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Question reference: S4W-17231
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils have studied advanced higher computing in each year since 2009, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-17235
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much per pupil it allocates to local authorities for advanced highers.
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Question reference: S4W-17234
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the average size is of advanced higher classes, broken down by (a) subject and (b) local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-17233
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages schools to provide advanced higher computing classes.
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Question reference: S4W-17232
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many schools have provided advanced higher computing in each year since 2009, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4O-02416
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the set-up and running costs would be of a new national, independent broadcaster in the event of Scotland becoming independent.
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Question reference: S4O-02335
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates the difference is between the wholesale value of and taxation generated from remaining North Sea oil and gas resources.
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Question reference: S4W-15414
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 13 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that no children’s panel members will be suspended due to information regarding them in relation to police checks and protection of vulnerable groups legislation not being transferred to Children's Hearings Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-15411
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 13 June 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that it collects accurate information on members of children's panels in relation to police checks and protection of vulnerable groups legislation, and whether this information will be transferred to Children’s Hearings Scotland in time for it becoming operational in June 2013.