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-30552
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2016
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 14 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the draft Bill on lifting the time-bar for survivors of historical child abuse.
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Question reference: S4W-29943
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 23 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered extended screening to include younger women ahead of the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
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Question reference: S4O-05579
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how the Justice Directorate is tackling violence against women.
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Question reference: S4W-29961
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 February 2016
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 17 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the national clinical strategy for Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-29537
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a personal pension that merits top-up with pension credit is included as income for the common financial tool in a bankruptcy process.
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Question reference: S4W-29538
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints the (a) Accountant in Bankruptcy and (b) Money Advice Trust has received about licensed bankruptcy trustees in the last two years for which information is available.
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Question reference: S4O-05551
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on negotiations with Digital Scotland and its partners regarding the second rollout phase of the superfast broadband programme to include homes built after August 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-29734
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27774 by Jamie Hepburn on 21 October 2015, what progress has been made on commitment 1 of its mental health strategy to commission a 10-year on follow-up to the National Mental Health Services Assessment, Towards implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Final Report (the Sandra Grant Report).
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Question reference: S4O-05527
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason personal independence payments are included for income assessment as part of the common financial tool in a bankruptcy process.
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Question reference: S4W-29280
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that there is a commercial advantage for housebuilders to install superfast broadband in their developments.