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-02419
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects Police Scotland to return balanced accounts.
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Question reference: S5W-02426
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many attempted suicides have been recorded in (a) hospitals and (b) prisons in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-02793
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to ScotRail regarding the frequency of train services between Dumfries and Carlisle.
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Question reference: S5W-02829
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many hours it estimates that its staff spent on preparing for the transport summit in Dumfries on 22 August 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-02832
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria was used to decide which local transport groups should be invited to the transport summit in Dumfries on 22 August 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-02830
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost was of its transport summit in Dumfries on 22 August 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-02815
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made regarding the cost of rail fares between stations in Dumfries and Galloway and the Central Belt.
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Question reference: S5W-02831
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what commitments and undertakings were given by ministers at the transport summit in Dumfries on 22 August 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-02451
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many accidents on the (a) A76, (b) A75, (c) A7, (d) A701 between Dumfries and Moffat and (e) whole road network have been recorded by Transport Scotland in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-02450
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what projections Transport Scotland has made of future vehicle numbers on the (a) A76, (b) A75, (c) A7 and (d) A701 between Dumfries and Moffat.