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-08902
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on the shipbuilding industry in Scotland, what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the appointment of a Korean shipbuilder as preferred bidder for Royal Navy ships.
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Question reference: S4W-08548
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when an announcement will be made on Falkirk Council’s tax incremental financing bid.
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Question reference: S4W-08349
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress NHS Forth Valley has made toward meeting insulin pump provision targets.
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Question reference: S4W-08238
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on plans to install signals at the M9 junction 6 off-slip and the M9 junction 6 on-slip.
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Question reference: S4W-08237
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress Transport Scotland and Falkirk Council have made regarding improving junctions 5 and 6 on the M9.
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Question reference: S4W-08216
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in developing a successor to the air route development fund.
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Question reference: S4W-08350
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with improvements to the A801 Avon Gorge link road since February 2012 and what the timescale is for completion.
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Question reference: S4W-08351
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many breaches of the sulphur dioxide 15-minute mean objective, as specified in the Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000, have been identified by the (a) Bo'ness Town Hall, (b) AURN (Inchyra Park), (c) Moray Primary School, (d) Grangemouth Municipal Chambers and (e) Polmont monitoring stations since November 2005.
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Question reference: S4W-08352
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 13 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what safeguards the new Business Gateway contracts will contain to ensure that social enterprises receive full support and advice.
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Question reference: S4W-08215
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress there has been in integrating health and social care in the Falkirk Council area.