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-04565
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings and communications it has had with the UK Government regarding the oil and gas industry.
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Question reference: S4O-04528
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it is spending in 2015-16 to mitigate the UK Government’s social security reforms.
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Question reference: S4W-26544
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 5 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the control of urban gull populations across Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-26545
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 5 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether any local authorities use management rules under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 to discourage the feeding of gulls on public land.
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Question reference: S4W-26546
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities issue planning guidance on gullproofing, and whether the effectiveness is monitored.
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Question reference: S4W-26321
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authority (a) teaching and (b) other staff are non-EU citizens and how many earn under £35,000 per year.
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Question reference: S4W-26323
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many of (a) its and (b) its agencies' staff are non-EU citizens and how many earn under £35,000 per year.
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Question reference: S4W-26319
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS (a) nursing and (b) other staff are non-EU citizens and how many earn under £35,000 per year.
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Question reference: S4W-25742
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) Police Scotland and (b) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service can charge the owners of insecure private properties that have numerous call outs.
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Question reference: S4W-25747
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has cost (a) Police Scotland and (b) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to deal with the recent incidents of fire raising and vandalism that have taken place at Broadford Works, Aberdeen.