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-04029
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dog attacks have resulted in hospitalisation in the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-04036
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what penalties there are for private landlords who fail to maintain their properties at an acceptable standard and how they are enforced.
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Question reference: S4W-04033
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to place greater responsibility on private landlords in relation to antisocial behaviour.
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Question reference: S4W-04032
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 22 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when (a) its policies and (b) legislation on dangerous dogs will next be reviewed.
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Question reference: S4W-04037
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 22 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money from the Cashback for Communities scheme has been invested in Renfrewshire since 2007.
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Question reference: S4W-04030
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dog attacks against children under 12 have been recorded in the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-04031
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dog attacks have been reported to the police in the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-03910
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how far it has progressed toward its target of reducing the suicide rate by 20% by 2013.
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Question reference: S4O-00382
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive what further action will be taken to reduce litter.
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Question reference: S4W-03312
- Asked by: Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4O-00262 by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 October 2011, whether Renfrewshire will be included in the initial or pilot phases of NHS Great Glasgow and Clyde's family nurse partnership programme.