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-00475
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 15 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made to ensure that a £10.4 million reduction in funding to the further education sector in the 2011-12 budget will not result in a reduction in further education places.
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Question reference: S4W-00474
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 15 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, using the weighted student units of measurement methodology, how much funding from the Scottish Funding Council is predicted for each college in each of the next four years.
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Question reference: S4W-00478
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 15 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the weighted student units of measurement methodology is disadvantageous to some colleges if it is not providing a sufficient level of financial support required to meet their obligations.
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Question reference: S4W-00476
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 15 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, using the weighted student units of measurement methodology, how much funding the Scottish Funding Council provided to each college in the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-00472
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether withdrawing courses in geography, sociology, community education and music at the University of Strathclyde will result in a reduction in its funding from the Scottish Funding Council.
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Question reference: S4W-00477
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 15 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how the weighted student units of measurement methodology was used to calculate the levels of financial support provided to each college.
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Question reference: S4W-00470
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 10 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding was provided to each university by the Scottish Funding Council in the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-00465
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 10 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will discuss with the Scottish Funding Council the impact of the proposal by the University of Strathclyde to discontinue degree programmes in geography, sociology, community education and music on students from the west of Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-00467
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 10 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has discussed with the higher education sector and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) if withdrawing subjects or departments will result in a reduction of funding provided to universities by the SFC.
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Question reference: S4W-00468
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 10 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has discussed with the further education sector and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) if withdrawing subjects or departments will result in a reduction of funding provided to colleges from the SFC.
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