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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-03643

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what impact air passenger duty is having on Scotland's tourism sector.

Question reference: S4O-03583

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how plans for the children and young people’s summit are progressing.

Question reference: S4O-03556

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and what matters were discussed.

Question reference: S4O-03474

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the recent discoveries of oil and gas in the west of Shetland area.

Question reference: S4O-03409

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages the establishment of student associations, and how many have been set up since the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 came into force.

Question reference: S4F-02143

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2014

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will respond to the report of the Expert Working Group on Welfare.

Question reference: S4O-03279

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what conclusions emerged from the recent payday lending summit.

Question reference: S4O-03250

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on modern apprenticeships in engineering.

Question reference: S4O-03133

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls to allow the docking of tails of working dogs.

Question reference: S4O-03103

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the continuing levying of air passenger duty is having on the Scottish tourist industry.

Air passenger duty (APD) has a negative impact on our tourism industry by making travel to and from Scotland more expensive. A study by York Aviation in October 2012 found that by 2016, £210 million less per annum will be spent in Scotland by inbound visitors than if APD had not risen as it has since 2007.

As set out in Scotland’s Future, this Government would prioritise a 50 per cent reduction in APD within the first term of an independent Scottish Parliament with a view to eventual abolition of the tax when public finances allowed.