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.

Question reference: S4O-00705

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ask the Auditor General for Scotland to audit Scottish Government IT projects where costs are in excess of £20 million.

Question reference: S4O-00668

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the Auditor General for Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-00595

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the board of Scottish Water and the management team of Business Stream.

Question reference: S4O-00352

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Crown Estate's revenue and gross surplus was in Scotland and what the value was of its property in 2010-11.

Question reference: S4F-00157

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what recent discussions the Scottish Government has had with the Crown Estate regarding the ownership and benefits that might flow from minerals mined in Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-00152

Asked by: Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers Scotland Food and Drink's targets of increasing food and drink revenues from £10 billion to £12.5 billion and exports from £4 billion to £5.1 billion between 2009 and 2017 achievable and how the Scottish Government can help the organisation achieve them.

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