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: S4O-03323
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many households there are in Scotland compared with the number of dwellings.
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Question reference: S4O-03142
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the operators of Edinburgh Airport about the number of weekend flights between 11.00 pm and 5.30 am.
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Question reference: S4O-03064
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have a youth employment strategy similar to the Edinburgh Guarantee.
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Question reference: S4O-02884
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many UNESCO world heritage sites there are in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-02704
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 December 2013
To ask Scottish Government how many advance statements, in which a person who is well sets out whether or not they would prefer to be treated for a condition in the future, have been lodged with NHS boards.
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Question reference: S4O-02613
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to meet its obligations under the EU directive relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise.
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Question reference: S4O-02550
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what funding streams are currently supporting the sports that will be featured in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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Question reference: S4O-02518
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it will conclude its review of the local air quality management system.
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Question reference: S4O-02028
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the tax revenue in Scotland was estimated to be in 2011-12.
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Question reference: S4O-01745
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the impact of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.