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: S4F-00036

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2011

To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S4W-00082

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will (a) determine and (b) publish the names of recipients of a Freight Facilities Grant from the 2011-12 budget.

Applications for Freight Facilities Grant funding from the 2011-12 budget are currently being assessed. The projects differ in size and complexity and therefore there is no single time period for their determination. Announcements of successful applications will be made after offers of grant award have been formally accepted by applicants and any associated conditions, for example confirmation of planning consent, have been met.

Question reference: S4W-00081

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it has given to Lafarge Cement to move its freight by rail rather than road in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S4W-00080

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what amounts in Freight Facilities Grant it has awarded to Lafarge Cement in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S4F-00023

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2011

To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S3W-37572

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects work to start on the East Lothian community hospital in Haddington.

Question reference: S3W-37573

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the East Lothian community hospital in Haddington to open to patients.

Question reference: S3W-37571

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to receive the outline business case for a new East Lothian community hospital in Haddington.

Question reference: S3W-36461

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 September 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to increase cycling and rail integration.

Question reference: S3W-36402

Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2010
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 29 September 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the implementation of a ban on ship-to-ship transfers of oil in UK territorial waters.

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