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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

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Question reference: S4O-05652

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to identify and implement improved flood mitigation measures.

Question reference: S4O-05567

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NFU Scotland and what matters were discussed.

Question reference: S4O-05555

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported shortage of GPs in rural areas.

Question reference: S4O-05524

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the retention of locally accessible inpatient facilities for mental health patients.

Question reference: S4O-05228

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria need to be met before Transport Scotland undertakes safety upgrades where rural roads intersect with trunk and other major roads.

Question reference: S4O-04851

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support and promote the local newspaper and magazine industry.

Question reference: S4W-27784

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to carry out (a) an equalities and (b) a business regulatory impact assessment in addition to the study on the prevention of litter through community engagement that it commissioned Eunomia to carry out.

Question reference: S4W-27783

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it had had with representatives of (a) TOMRA and (b) other reverse vending companies since 2014.

Question reference: S4O-04716

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on target to create 30,000 apprenticeships a year by 2020.

Question reference: S4O-04608

Asked by: Alex Fergusson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the decision-making processes of the Scottish Medicines Consortium following its decision not to reimburse Vimizim for people with Morquio A syndrome.