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
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Question reference: S4W-10640
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 13 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what income the Scottish Qualifications Authority has received from foreign companies or governments in each year since 2007 and how much it is owed.
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Question reference: S4O-01441
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the “exceptional circumstances” arose that the Lord Advocate refers to in his letter to Ruth Davidson of 30 October 2012 relating to legal advice on an independent Scotland's membership of the European Union.
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Question reference: S4O-01397
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what combined savings local authorities are expected to make in 2013-14.
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Question reference: S4O-01345
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the year-on-year revenue savings will be as a result of reduced borrowing associated with the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme.
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Question reference: S4W-08929
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk High service will call at the proposed Edinburgh gateway station.
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Question reference: S4W-08924
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 20 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when its consultation on the maintenance of land in private housing estates closed and when it will report the findings.
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Question reference: S4W-08932
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional seats per hour will be available on services on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk High line as a result of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme proposals announced on 4 July 2012, also expressed as a percentage.
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Question reference: S4W-08926
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the funding allocated to the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme will be used for the provision of rolling stock.
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Question reference: S4W-08928
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much the proposed electrification of the Cumbernauld line will cost and whether it will provide details of the infrastructure requirements.
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