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: S4O-00314
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is being given to promote further and higher education in the south of Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-03066
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2011
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Aileen Campbell on 30 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the progress is of the review of protective barriers in building regulations.
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Question reference: S4F-00103
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to boost economic growth.
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Question reference: S4W-01403
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2011
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consult on the changes to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-01173
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to extend the protection afforded to sharks, skates and rays (elasmobranchs).
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Question reference: S4O-00088
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it and the Scottish Funding Council invested in research and development in the south of Scotland in 2010-11 and what share this represented of such investment across Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-00056
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been achieved in assessing the business case for re-establishing local rail services between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed.