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-05568
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in introducing a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.
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Question reference: S4O-05475
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Aberdeen City Council to discuss education issues.
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Question reference: S4W-29135
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 14 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what services are provided by (a) local authorities, (b) NHS boards and (c) other public bodies to help treat people who have a gambling addiction, and what information it has regarding the contribution by the betting and gaming sector toward such treatment.
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Question reference: S4O-05268
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how work on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is progressing.
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Question reference: S4W-29134
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many gambling licences in Scotland have been reviewed each year since the Gambling Act 2005 came into force.
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Question reference: S4W-29137
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of problem gambling on health and communities, whether it will (a) commission independent research on the impact of fixed-odds betting terminals and (b) review the planning regulations regarding the (i) provision and (ii) licensing of betting shops.
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Question reference: S4W-29141
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to regulate the number of staff employed in betting shops with fixed-odds betting terminals and to ensure that the terminals are placed in sight of staff desks.
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Question reference: S4W-29133
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of problem gambling on health and communities, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding amending the Gambling Act 2005 to allow licensing boards to better regulate betting premises.
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Question reference: S4W-29130
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding devolving all aspects of (a) gaming and betting legislation or (b) the regulation of fixed-odds betting terminals, including curbing the terminals' speed of play and maximum stakes.
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Question reference: S4F-03149
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 January 2016
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government regarding the proposed referendum on EU membership.