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: S5W-04295
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in its bid for the ScotRail franchise, by what date Abellio indicated that it would introduce refurbished IC125 trains on inter-city rail routes in Scotland; whether that date is expected to be met and, if not, by what date the trains will be in service and whether a financial penalty would be applied to Abellio if it did not improve services in the event of a delay in introducing improved trains.
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Question reference: S5W-04153
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage more lenders to support the Help to Buy (Scotland) Affordable New Build Scheme and other shared equity schemes.
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Question reference: S5W-04269
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it would consider amending the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 so that Kemnay would be considered a Potentially Vulnerable Area (PVA) before the 2019 review.
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Question reference: S5W-03762
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on giving people with type 1 diabetes free access to blood glucose monitoring technology such as the Abbott Freestyle Libre.
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Question reference: S5W-03788
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 7 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it last consulted its Chief Scientific Adviser on fracking and for what reason.
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Question reference: S5O-00313
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how much carbon dioxide was released as a result of Ineos importing shale gas from the United States.
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Question reference: S5W-03313
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 1 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing access to adapted vehicles to people with xeroderma pigmentosum who are reliant on them, regardless of their care component rating.
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Question reference: S5W-03314
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 1 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will categorise xeroderma pigmentosum as a genetic DNA repair disorder, as opposed to a skin condition, to enable people with the condition to claim middle rate Disability Living Allowance.
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Question reference: S5W-03791
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 31 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that its moratorium on unconventional gas extraction has had on geothermal energy exploration.