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-30029
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has cost NHS Fife to use agency staff from Medinet Wales Ltd in each week since 26 January 2016; how many agency staff have been hired; which clinical specialities have been provided, and how many patients have been seen by them.
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Question reference: S4W-30018
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what estimates it has of the number of extra GPs required in the Cowdenbeath constituency.
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Question reference: S4W-30019
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on current consultant vacancies in NHS Fife and whether the board is having difficulties recruiting in specific clinical areas.
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Question reference: S4W-30017
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding any difficulty in obtaining a GP appointment in the Cowdenbeath constituency.
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Question reference: S4W-29352
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 26 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how the apprenticeship levy scheme that was announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement will apply to Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-27980
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings it has had with the communications firm, Charlotte Street Partners, in each of the last five years, broken down by meetings organised by (a) it and (b) the firm, and how many were attended by (i) the First Minister, (ii) other ministers and (iii) officials.
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Question reference: S4W-27982
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many contracts it has awarded to the communications firm, Charlotte Street Partners, in each year since 2007, also broken down the (a) duration and (b) value of each contract.
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Question reference: S4W-27983
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many contracts it has awarded to organisations (a) represented by and (b) with an established link to the communications firm, Charlotte Street Partners, in each year since 2007, also broken down by the name of the organisation and the (i) duration and (ii) value of each contract.
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Question reference: S4O-04444
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many unfilled consultant posts there are in NHS Fife.
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Question reference: S4O-04406
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that there is an adequate joined-up approach to tackling antisocial behaviour.