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-05243
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00215 by Shona Robison on 22 November 2016 (Official Report, c. 6), in light of Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) carrying out the investigation into NHS Ayrshire and Arran in 2012 and its subsequent comments in December 2013 regarding the progress with this, what its position is on reported concerns that HIS is not the appropriate body to carry out the new inquiry.
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Question reference: S5O-00476
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the Ayrshire regional growth deal bid.
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Question reference: S5O-00455
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce personal physical literacy programmes, such as the STEP programme, in schools as part of its obesity strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-04588
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many street lights on the A77 between the Bankfield Roundabout and Fenwick are out of order, and when the repairs will be carried out.
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Question reference: S5O-00371
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many specialist primary school PE teachers there are.
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Question reference: S5W-04141
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on Gaelic road signage in (a) Ayrshire and Arran, (b) the Scottish Borders, (c) Dumfries and Galloway and (d) the rest of Scotland in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-04144
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out to ascertain whether Gaelic road signage could be a potential hazard as drivers might take more time to read larger volumes of writing.
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Question reference: S5W-04305
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that access to physical activity is available to all, irrespective of background or personal circumstance.
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Question reference: S5W-03761
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the Transport Scotland consultation on the potential raising of the speed limit on the A77 between the Symington turn-off and the Monkton roundabout.
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Question reference: S5W-04143
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many native Gaelic speakers there are in (a) Ayrshire and Arran, (b) the Scottish Borders, (c) Dumfries and Galloway and (d) the rest of Scotland.
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