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-00648
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses in Glasgow Shettleston have received support from the small business bonus scheme.
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Question reference: S4O-00591
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support the building of more socially rented housing in the east end of Glasgow.
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Question reference: S4O-00485
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when a decision will be made regarding the location of the headquarters of the proposed single police force.
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Question reference: S4O-00439
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what work it carries out with the African diaspora in Scotland when developing its aid programme.
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Question reference: S4O-00241
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the economic and congestion impacts have been on Glasgow and the west of Scotland since the opening of the M74 motorway extension.
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Question reference: S4W-02771
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many registered organ donors there are.
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Question reference: S4W-02770
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many organ donations there have been in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S4W-02769
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00658 by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 June 2011, whether it has given any further consideration to legislative change in relation to organ donation.
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Question reference: S4W-02772
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is encouraging more people to register as organ donors.
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Question reference: S4O-00039
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with COSLA regarding the implementation of a living wage for staff across local authorities.
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