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-01561
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what response it has received from the UK Government to its recent call for an immediate targeted boost to capital investment.
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Question reference: S4O-01457
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 15 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what progress is being made on the Parliament’s zero waste policy.
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Question reference: S4O-01471
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what research is being conducted on the health benefits of vitamin D.
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Question reference: S4O-01373
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the responses to the consultation on the Rights of Children and Young People Bill.
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Question reference: S4F-00895
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2012
To ask the First Minister what the benefits will be of Scotland staging the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-09681
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what action (a) businesses and (b) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency takes to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
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Question reference: S4O-01357
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the discharge by local authorities of their obligations under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S4O-01325
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 26 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the Royal College of Nursing.
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Question reference: S4O-01293
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what undertakings it has received from the UK Government to meet any increased demand on the Scottish civil legal aid budget as a result of UK welfare reform.