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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-05641

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Network Rail regarding the upgrading of the railway station at Prestwick airport.

Question reference: S4O-05476

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the number of college places funded by the Employability Fund.

Question reference: S4W-28555

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it provides to (a) the Scottish Football Association and (b) senior football clubs and what information it has regarding how much of this money has been reinvested in pro youth football.

Financial support amounting to £1.3 million is being provided in 2015-16 to the Scottish Football Association by sportscotland, the national agency for sport. The funding is being invested mainly to support the Scottish FA’s regional development structure, and also to support performance staffing and programming for women’s football. In addition, between 2008 and 2017, the Scottish FA will receive direct from the Scottish Government almost £7.7 million of funding for activities under the CashBack for Communities programme. Neither sportscotland nor the Scottish Government provide funding to support pro youth football, which is a matter for the Scottish FA, the Scottish Professional Football League and its clubs.

Question reference: S4O-04887

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring and evaluation it has carried out of the reforms to the sector following the 2012 Report of the Review of Further Education Governance in Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-28248

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much VisitScotland has spent on (a) direct operations and (b) marketing tourism in (i) South, (ii) East and (iii) North Ayrshire in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4O-04741

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what plans the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy has to provide financial support for businesses in the social enterprise sector in the south of Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-04680

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages the role that families can play in their children’s learning and what it is doing to increase the quality of early learning and childcare services.

Question reference: S4O-04658

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans it has to support Scottish food and drink exports to the rest of Europe.

Question reference: S4O-04635

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding Prestwick’s bid to be the UK’s first spaceport.

Question reference: S4O-04516

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the exploration for potential oil reserves in the Clyde, off the west coast and in the Atlantic basin.