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-03079

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its recently completed and upcoming capital investment projects.

Question reference: S4O-03015

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the economic benefits of independence.

Question reference: S4O-02837

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of UK Government welfare reforms on health and wellbeing in Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-02771

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-02556

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the 2014 year of homecoming.

Question reference: S4O-02465

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the additional seven day wait for new claimants of job seekers allowance will have on its welfare reform mitigation measures.

Question reference: S4O-02437

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions ministers have had with local authorities regarding the community benefits that arise from environmental projects.

Question reference: S4O-02352

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent progress has been made in discussions with the UK Government on repatriating the annual £1.4 million of red meat levy income paid by Scotland's farmers.

Question reference: S4O-02314

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its strategy for measuring wellbeing, in light of the publication of Shifting the Dial in Scotland, by the Carnegie UK Trust.

Question reference: S4O-02134

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Save the Children report, State of the World’s Mothers, 2013, will have on its early years strategy.

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