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: S5W-07997
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how the current oil price would have impacted on public services if the country had voted to become independent in the referendum.
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Question reference: S5W-07995
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the future growth prospects for the North Sea oil sector.
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Question reference: S5W-06963
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many houses for social rent in each local authority area are under construction, broken down by the expected year of completion.
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Question reference: S5W-06962
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many houses for social rent (a) were built in 2016-17, (b) have been built since April 2016 and (c) will be built in 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-06964
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what allocation it has agreed with each local authority regarding the number of houses for social rent that should be built in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
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Question reference: S5W-06855
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made toward meeting the target set in Scotland's Economic Strategy to (a) reduce youth unemployment by 40% by 2021, (b) increase the percentage of employers recruiting young people directly from education to 35% by 2018 and (c) reduce to 60% the percentage of Modern Apprenticeship frameworks where the gender balance is 75:25 or worse by 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-06603
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what grants it has paid to (a) DFDS and (b) Forth Ports since January 2015 in order to maintain the Rosyth to Zeebrugge freight route.
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Question reference: S5W-06601
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last raised the issue of seafarer pay rates on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge freight route with (a) the UK Government and (b) DFDS.
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Question reference: S5W-06604
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the (a) capacity and (b) environmental improvements on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge freight route made by (i) Forth Ports and (ii) DFDS since August 2015, and how much was invested in each improvement.
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Question reference: S5W-06607
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many international freight passengers moved through Rosyth Port in each year since 2009-10.