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-05364
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 13 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been charged with attempting to purchase alcohol on behalf of someone under the age of 18 in each year since 2009.
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Question reference: S4O-00661
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it welcomes the increase in the number of students from European Union countries receiving free higher education in Scotland's universities.
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Question reference: S4O-00644
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Parliament's agreement to motion S4M-01526 on 8 December 2011, whether it will explain its reasons for not carrying out a Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment on the proposed public health levy.
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Question reference: S4O-00600
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the 2011-12 financial outturn of NHS boards to demonstrate that they have operated within their budget allocation.
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Question reference: S4W-04524
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted in cases involving domestic violence in each of the last three years, broken down by manner of disposal.
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Question reference: S4W-04525
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people given a custodial sentence in cases involving domestic violence received a sentence of (a) three and (b) six months or less in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S4O-00579
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to enter into discussions with the European Commission to establish the Commission's view of the status of an independent Scotland in relation to the European Union in advance of the proposed independence referendum.
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Question reference: S4W-04333
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities have the power to impose a transient visitor levy or ‘bed tax’ on hotels and serviced accommodation providers and, if not, whether, in its view, the Scottish Parliament has the power to enact legislation which would enable local authorities to do so.
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Question reference: S4O-00429
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with the development of a mortgage indemnity scheme to facilitate the purchase of new homes and how much funding it will commit to this.
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Question reference: S4F-00290
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2011
To ask the First Minister to what extent attempts by the Scottish Executive to reduce its payroll costs through reductions in the number of its permanent staff are being undermined by the increased use of temporary staff.