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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: S4O-03506

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce red tape for agricultural industries.

Question reference: S4O-03435

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether pensioners in an independent Scotland would be guaranteed their state pension and whether they would be paid at the same rate as in the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S4O-03332

Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle health inequalities in the most deprived communities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Scottish Government and its partners are committed to leaving a lasting legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

On 30 September 2013 we confirmed that between 2011-15 a record level of investment of over £38 million will be made into the 17 Commonwealth Games sports and disability sports.

This is in addition to the £10 million Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund, which will help build or upgrade places within communities; and £1.5 million per year up to 2015 to support local authorities develop their plans for the roll out of community sport hubs, where local people can go to get active or take part in sport.