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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

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Question reference: S5O-00266

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the annual value is of EU research programmes undertaken at universities in the Edinburgh area.

Question reference: S5O-00184

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help and support students from Scotland who want to study elsewhere in the EU.

Question reference: S5O-00125

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making toward compiling an open, transparent and comprehensive land register.

Question reference: S5O-00025

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what noise level monitoring it carries out on the trunk road network.

Question reference: S4O-05706

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it provides to veterans seeking accommodation.

Question reference: S4O-05643

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to increase active travel.

Question reference: S4O-05607

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it seeks to identify and acknowledge outstanding practice and contribution in the NHS.

Question reference: S4O-05587

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many responses it received to its consultation on the comprehensive review of the planning system, which closed on 1 December 2015.

Question reference: S4O-05230

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the value is of projects under construction or development in the Edinburgh area under the Hub South East Scotland Programme.

Question reference: S4W-28854

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 December 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with implementation of the plans set out in Developing the Young Workforce – Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy.

The Scottish Government has today (9 December 2015) published the first Developing the Young Workforce annual progress report.

This report highlights great progress in preparing young people for work, as was set out in our youth employment strategy published in December 2014. Key areas of progress include expanding work-related skills and qualifications, including through the new Foundation Apprenticeship pathfinders; facilitating high quality school/employer partnerships, work placements and careers education 3-18 through new national guidance and standards; offering careers advice earlier in school; increasing the opportunities for school pupils on offer in colleges; tackling inequalities by addressing stereotyping in occupation choice and targeting support on young people who face the greatest barriers to finding employment; and developing closer, productive partnerships between employers and education with seven new regional employer groups set up across the country.