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: S4W-13747
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what impact non-EU students have on the Scottish economy.
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Question reference: S4F-01288
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2013
To ask the First Minister what recent analysis the Scottish Government has carried out of the impact of the UK Government's welfare reforms on the people of Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-01925
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what recent progress has been made on rolling out insulin pumps to people with diabetes.
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Question reference: S4W-13381
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will publish the first in its series of analytical bulletins on oil and gas.
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Question reference: S4W-13235
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what organisations have received funding from the £300,000 it announced on 21 January 2013 for advice services dealing with requests for advice due to the UK Government’s welfare reforms; how much each has received; for what purpose in each case, and what regions will receive support from the fund.
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Question reference: S4W-13236
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how the £1.7 million it announced on 21 January 2013 to provide support to advice services dealing with requests for advice due to the UK Government’s welfare reforms will be distributed; what criteria will be used to distribute it, and for what time period the fund will be available.
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Question reference: S4W-13056
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of disabled people who will not receive personal independence payments by 2018, who would otherwise have received disability living allowance.
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Question reference: S4F-01200
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2013
To ask the First Minister what impact the reported 30-year high in North Sea oil investment will have on the Scottish economy.
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Question reference: S4O-01793
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee regarding its forward work programme.
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Question reference: S4W-11802
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 December 2012
- Current Status: Answered by David Stewart (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): on 18 January 2013
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what plans it has to make its online video archive more accessible to the general public.
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