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-00481

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive how it helps people with long-term medical conditions.

Question reference: S4O-00428

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact a return to standing areas at football grounds would have on policing.

Question reference: S4O-00414

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken in local communities to reduce heart disease.

Question reference: S4O-00363

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to attract tourists to Scotland during the 2012 Olympic Games.

Question reference: S4O-00307

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the recent announcement by BP that North Sea oil reserves will last until at least 2050.

The Scottish Government welcomes the recent announcement by BP and its partners that they are investing £10 billion over the next five years in the development of four new oil and gas projects in the North Sea. This demonstrates that the offshore industry has a key role in generating jobs and revenues for decades to come.

With up to 40 per cent of oil and gas reserves still to be extracted and well over half of the revenues still to be generated, BP’s investment decision confirms there is still plenty of life left in the North Sea.

Question reference: S4O-00244

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on regenerating town centres.

Question reference: S4O-00114

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to use money recovered from cash back from crime for sports other than football.

Question reference: S4O-00102

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken to ensure that local communities are involved in the delivery of preventative health messages.

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