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: S4W-04298

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 7 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will bring forward legislation to improve the rights of victims.

Question reference: S4W-04301

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether members of the public can contribute to the development of a Victims and Witnesses Bill at the pre-legislative stage.

Question reference: S4W-04300

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether and, if so, when members of the public will be consulted on a Victims and Witnesses Bill.

Question reference: S4O-00461

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to tackle the increase in dropout rate at some Scottish universities.

Question reference: S4O-00442

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the European Commission and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4O-00411

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-00315

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage the provision of after-school clubs and out-of-school care.

Question reference: S4W-00083

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to update Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 75, Epithelial ovarian cancer, in light of the new National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), guideline, Ovarian cancer: the recognition and initial management of ovarian cancer, issued in April 2011.

Question reference: S4O-00015

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to make further capital investment in the school estate.

Question reference: S3W-40296

Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its contracts with milk suppliers require that all supplies must be provided at above the cost of production.

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