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: S4O-05678
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what impact fracking would have on Central Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-30108
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an assessment of the potential impact of its decision to double the large business rates supplement for 2016-17 on support from businesses for any future business improvement district ballots.
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Question reference: S4W-30109
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether any local authorities have used their new powers under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 since October 2015 to provide local discretionary business rates relief.
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Question reference: S4W-30016
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 2 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to mark International Day of Older Persons on 1 October 2016.
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Question reference: S4O-05534
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact would be on Scotland's economy of the proposed centralisation of HM Revenue and Customs' offices.
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Question reference: S4W-29225
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 20 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update the Town Centre Action Plan and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S4W-29226
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-04553 by John Swinney on 9 September 2015 (Official Report, c. 8), what the timescale is for the review of business rates.
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Question reference: S4W-28987
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what representations since January 2014 it has received from the energy industry regarding fracking in (a) Falkirk, (b) North Lanarkshire and (c) South Lanarkshire.
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Question reference: S4W-29043
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 December 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it will give to public opinion when deciding on the future of its moratorium in relation to fracking in Central Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-29165
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to carry out the (a) electrification of the East Kilbride rail line and (b) delivery of a second platform at East Kilbride station.