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Showing 260 of 736 matching items. Latest 30 days: 48.

Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S5O-00249	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	26 Oct 2016
S5W-03273	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2016
S5W-03268	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	12 Oct 2016
S5W-03267	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	12 Oct 2016
S5W-03272	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	12 Oct 2016
S5W-03271	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	12 Oct 2016
S5O-00156	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	21 Sep 2016
S5M-01442	Sue Ryder – Dee View Court	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	14 Sep 2016
S5O-00133	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	14 Sep 2016
S5M-01392.3	More Investment for More Homes Scotland	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	13 Sep 2016
S5M-01348	Stolen Valour	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	08 Sep 2016
S5O-00117	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	08 Sep 2016
S5M-01337	Robert Gordon University and Nagoya University Health and Social Care Initiatives	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	07 Sep 2016
S5M-01140	Gold Award for Aberdeen Soroptimists	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	23 Aug 2016
S5M-00625	Scottish Samurai Awards 2016	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	28 Jun 2016
S5M-00208	Robert Gordon University 2017 Guardian University Guide	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	25 May 2016
S5M-00006	Stolen Valour	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	12 May 2016
S4O-05672	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	16 Mar 2016
S4O-05646	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	10 Mar 2016
S4O-05604	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	02 Mar 2016
S4O-05572	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	24 Feb 2016
S4T-01262	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Topical Question	05 Jan 2016
S4O-05201	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	17 Dec 2015
S4O-04870	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	26 Nov 2015
S4M-14942.1	Keep CalMac Public	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	25 Nov 2015
S4M-14859.2	Ambitious Housebuilding Programme for Scotland	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	18 Nov 2015
S4T-01161	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Topical Question	10 Nov 2015
S4M-13774	Minimum Room Sizes in New-build Homes	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	10 Nov 2015
S4W-27409	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2015
S4W-27424	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	22 Sep 2015
S4W-27432	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2015
S4W-27427	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2015
S4W-27426	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2015
S4W-27425	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2015
S4W-27433	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27431	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27430	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27429	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27428	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27423	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27422	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27421	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4W-27420	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Sep 2015
S4M-14167.1	Housing and Wellbeing in Scotland	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	09 Sep 2015
S4O-04530	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	02 Sep 2015
S4W-26691	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	03 Aug 2015
S4W-26692	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	24 Jul 2015
S4O-04488	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	24 Jun 2015
S4M-13442.3	Protecting Employee Rights and Access to Justice	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	11 Jun 2015
S4O-04430	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	10 Jun 2015
S4M-13404.2	EU Referendum	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	09 Jun 2015
S4W-25627	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	04 Jun 2015
S4W-25619	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2015
S4W-25616	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2015
S4O-04390	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	28 May 2015
S4O-04210	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	02 Apr 2015
S4O-04123	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	12 Mar 2015
S4O-04067	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	04 Mar 2015
S4O-04035	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	25 Feb 2015
S4W-24199	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	10 Feb 2015
S4W-24198	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	10 Feb 2015
S4W-24197	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	10 Feb 2015
S4T-00926	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Topical Question	03 Feb 2015
S4M-12095.2	Tackling Inequalities	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	20 Jan 2015
S4T-00902	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Topical Question	20 Jan 2015
S4M-11849	New Psychoactive Substances Needs Assessment for Tayside, 2014 Report	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	06 Jan 2015
S4O-03828	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	17 Dec 2014
S4O-03820	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	11 Dec 2014
S4M-11763.1	Private Sector Rent Reform	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	03 Dec 2014
S4O-03731	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	26 Nov 2014
S4O-03707	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	19 Nov 2014
S4M-11603	Aberdeen and Nagoya Turn Blue for World Diabetes Day	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	19 Nov 2014
S4T-00839	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Topical Question	18 Nov 2014
S4M-11494.2	Welfare Benefits for People Living with Disabilities	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	12 Nov 2014
S4F-02352	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question First Minister's Question	06 Nov 2014
S4M-11295	Slovakian Presentation for Aberdeen Man	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	24 Oct 2014
S4O-03568	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	02 Oct 2014
S4M-11023.3	Housing Supply	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	30 Sep 2014
S4O-03503	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	20 Aug 2014
S4M-10777.2	Welfare	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	13 Aug 2014
S4O-03476	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	13 Aug 2014
S4O-03383	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	19 Jun 2014
S4O-03350	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	12 Jun 2014
S4W-21386	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Jun 2014
S4W-21385	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Jun 2014
S4W-21384	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Jun 2014
S4M-10003	Aberdeen's Engagement Strategy with Japan	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	05 Jun 2014
S4M-10185.1	Air Passenger Duty	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	03 Jun 2014
S4O-03258	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	21 May 2014
S4M-10051.2	Homecoming Scotland 2014	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	14 May 2014
S4W-20939	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	14 May 2014
S4W-20938	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	14 May 2014
S4M-09747.1	Fuel Poverty	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	23 Apr 2014
S4M-09593	Cooper and McKenzie, 140 Years of Success	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	02 Apr 2014
S4M-09447.1	Young and Novice Drivers and Graduated Driver Licensing	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	25 Mar 2014
S4F-01981	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question First Minister's Question	20 Mar 2014
S4O-03027	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	19 Mar 2014
S4O-03016	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	13 Mar 2014
S4M-09209.2	Responding to Welfare Reform	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	04 Mar 2014
S4O-02937	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	26 Feb 2014
S4M-08900	Karate Success in Munich	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	30 Jan 2014
S4F-01816	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question First Minister's Question	16 Jan 2014
S4W-18752	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	07 Jan 2014
S4W-18751	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2014
S4W-18750	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2014
S4W-18749	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	06 Jan 2014
S4M-08445	Arbroath CAFE Project	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	11 Dec 2013
S4M-08540.2	End Year Fish Negotiations	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	10 Dec 2013
S4M-08490	Retirement of Mr Ian Ballantyne FCMI	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	03 Dec 2013
S4W-18510	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	03 Dec 2013
S4O-02647	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	28 Nov 2013
S4W-18352	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	22 Nov 2013
S4W-18469	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	19 Nov 2013
S4M-08270.3	Modernising Scotland’s Transport Infrastructure, Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	13 Nov 2013
S4W-18042	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	13 Nov 2013
S4W-18046	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question SPCB Written Question	13 Nov 2013
S4W-18044	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2013
S4W-18043	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2013
S4M-08173.1	Transport	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	06 Nov 2013
S4O-02538	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	06 Nov 2013
S4M-08165	Dunnottar Castle Wins Global Recognition	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	04 Nov 2013
S4O-02476	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	09 Oct 2013
S4W-16940	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	01 Oct 2013
S4O-02415	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	25 Sep 2013
S4O-02395	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	18 Sep 2013
S4O-02364	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	11 Sep 2013
S4F-01469	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question First Minister's Question	13 Jun 2013
S4M-06921.3	Supporting a Sporting Nation, Celebrating and Building on Scotland’s Success in Youth Sport	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	11 Jun 2013
S4O-02230	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question SPCB Oral Question	06 Jun 2013
S4O-02199	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	05 Jun 2013
S4M-06766.1	Transforming Scotland's Railways	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	30 May 2013
S4M-06777	Congratulations to Dr Mary Taylor	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	29 May 2013
S4M-06589	Scotland Favours an Effective Nuclear Deterrent	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	15 May 2013
S4M-06432	Stonehaven Man Takes Award-winning Fish and Chips to Japan	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	30 Apr 2013
S4M-06097	Welcome to the National Cricket Teams of Japan	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	23 Apr 2013
S4M-05619	Macbeth, Iconic and Successful Monarch	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	11 Feb 2013
S4M-05586.2	Debt Arrangement Scheme	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	07 Feb 2013
S4M-05521.3	Child Benefit	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	31 Jan 2013
S4M-05504.1	Cost of Living	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	30 Jan 2013
S4M-05424.3	Tackling Fuel Poverty	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	23 Jan 2013
S4M-05318	Safer Social Networking for Children	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	22 Jan 2013
S4W-11823	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	16 Jan 2013
S4W-11822	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	16 Jan 2013
S4W-11825	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2013
S4W-11824	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2013
S4T-00188	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Topical Question	08 Jan 2013
S4O-01632	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	19 Dec 2012
S4W-11768	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	19 Dec 2012
S4M-05186.4	United Nations Climate Change Negotiations	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	13 Dec 2012
S4O-01601	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	12 Dec 2012
S4O-01564	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	05 Dec 2012
S4O-01536	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	28 Nov 2012
S4M-05029	Arbroath Academy Four Nations Maths Challenges Success	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	28 Nov 2012
S4O-01507	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	21 Nov 2012
S4M-04874.2	Air Passenger Duty	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	20 Nov 2012
S4W-10717	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4W-10716	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4W-10714	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4W-10713	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4W-10711	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4W-10708	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4W-10707	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4W-10705	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2012
S4M-04627.1	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	01 Nov 2012
S4M-04518.3	Winter Resilience	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	24 Oct 2012
S4T-00066	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Topical Question	02 Oct 2012
S4M-04247.3	Green Bus Fund	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	26 Sep 2012
S4W-09625	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	21 Sep 2012
S4W-09387	No title given	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	18 Sep 2012
S4M-04099	Scotland and Japan, Closer through Cricket	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	12 Sep 2012
S4W-08500	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the level of sports governance is adequate to deliver athletes to represent Scotland effectively at the Commonwealth Games.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	24 Jul 2012
S4W-08499	To ask the Scottish Executive what factors other than performance and management information are assessed in relation to the funding decisions of sportscotland.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	24 Jul 2012
S4W-08498	To ask the Scottish Executive under what powers a retired senior civil servant has been invited to investigate the governance of Scottish Gymnastics and what the terms of the inquiry are.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	23 Jul 2012
S4O-01182	To ask the Scottish Executive how it assesses the population of raptor species across Scotland and how this information is recorded and published.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	28 Jun 2012
S4W-07886	To ask the Scottish Executive when home buyers will be able to access the national mortgage indemnity scheme and, in light of a similar scheme being launched in England in March 2012, for what reason	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	28 Jun 2012
S4M-03518	Houses for Heroes Boosted by Corryvreckan Swimmers	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	27 Jun 2012
S4W-07921	To ask the Scottish Executive how many attacks on livestock by raptor species have been recorded in the last five years and how this information is published.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	26 Jun 2012
S4F-00727	To ask the First Minister how many 18 to 24-year-olds started their own businesses in Scotland last year and how this compares with England and Wales.	Johnstone, Alex	Question First Minister's Question	31 May 2012
S4O-01019	To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to raise awareness of the early symptoms of lung cancer in risk groups.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	17 May 2012
S4M-02639.2	Transport	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	18 Apr 2012
S4O-00828	To ask the Scottish Executive when the process of consulting on ferry services to island communities will be completed.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	22 Mar 2012
S4M-02407.2	Housing Benefit Reform	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	21 Mar 2012
S4M-01893.2	Scotland’s Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Plan	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	02 Feb 2012
S4O-00645	To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for the loss of 30,000 construction jobs in the year to September 2011.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	02 Feb 2012
S4M-01824.1	Public Transport	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	26 Jan 2012
S4O-00602	To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes will be constructed under phase one of the National Housing Trust initiative.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	26 Jan 2012
S4W-04942	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the system of recognising coaching qualifications protects individual participants from unsafe and potentially dangerous methods.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2012
S4W-04941	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether individual users of unregulated sports facilities are being treated as a source of revenue and are not receiving assistance with sports de	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2012
S4W-04940	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the system to regulate sport through recognised governing bodies protects individuals who may unwittingly be involved in a sport of which the go	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2012
S4M-01584.2	Infrastructure and Investment Plan	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	15 Dec 2011
S4O-00501	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide strategic guidance on the siting of wind farms.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Portfolio Question	15 Dec 2011
S4W-04370	To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it has not set an earlier target date than October 2014 for delivery of its objective to roll out a further road equivalent tariff pilot for passengers an	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	15 Dec 2011
S4M-01406.2	Scotland's Contribution to UN Climate Summit	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	24 Nov 2011
S4M-01346	Housing 3 linked amendments	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	17 Nov 2011
S4M-01336.2	Regeneration Strategy	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	16 Nov 2011
S4M-01022.2	Housing	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	06 Oct 2011
S4M-00902.1	Low-carbon Economy	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	22 Sep 2011
S4M-00559	Arbroath Seafront Spectacular	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	25 Jul 2011
S4M-00448.1	Rural Connectivity	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Amendment	30 Jun 2011
S4W-00491	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any proposals to relocate 45 Royal Marine Commando from RM Condor in Arbroath, in light of the potential impact on jobs in the local community.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Jun 2011
S3W-39800	To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund was unspent, broken down by local authority.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	09 Mar 2011
S3M-07542	Bicentenary of Bell Rock Lighthouse	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	06 Dec 2010
S3O-11106	To ask the Scottish Executive when it estimates work will start on the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and in what year it now expects the project to be completed.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	01 Jul 2010
S3M-06349.2	High Speed Rail Link	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	19 May 2010
S3M-06142.1	Fuel Prices	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	15 Apr 2010
S3M-05978.4	Climate Change	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	18 Mar 2010
S3M-05936	Offshore Wind Farms and the Fishing Industry	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Members' Business Motion	10 Mar 2010
S3W-29717	To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason heat-resistant bags to protect children from injury from hair straighteners are being provided free of charge by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde but must be	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	15 Dec 2009
S3W-28645	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to date is of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, including the cost of the public consultation.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	16 Nov 2009
S3W-28644	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to date is of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route public consultation.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	16 Nov 2009
S3W-27650	To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest estimates are for the (a) total cost and (b) completion date of the (i) Edinburgh to Glasgow Rail Improvement Programme, (ii) Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link P	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	08 Oct 2009
S3M-04861.2	Scottish Road Safety Framework	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	17 Sep 2009
S3O-07794	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide a mechanism to facilitate the funding of replacement buildings for the secondary schools at Laurencekirk and Kemnay in the Aberdeenshire Coun	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	17 Sep 2009
S3O-07591	To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers were required to guard Kafeel Ahmed in a Glasgow hospital from 30 June to 2 August 2007.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	03 Sep 2009
S3W-25380	To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings it has had with the UK Government regarding high speed rail links, setting out the date and location of meetings and the topics discussed.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	29 Jul 2009
S3M-04589	Aberdeen Bus Strike	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	10 Jul 2009
S3M-04547	Governor Schwarzenegger's Comments on the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	30 Jun 2009
S3M-04499	Mr Ronnie Watt	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	24 Jun 2009
S3M-04250	Reappointment of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland	Johnstone, Alex	Motion SPCB Motion	28 May 2009
S3W-23838	To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it takes to monitor the export of horses to countries outside the United Kingdom.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	21 May 2009
S3W-23014	To ask the Scottish Executivehow many speeding offences were detected by speed cameras in each of the last 24 months.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	07 May 2009
S3M-04033	Promoting Sustainable Angling	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	30 Apr 2009
S3M-04006.1	The Economy	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	30 Apr 2009
S3W-22707	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Network Rail about providing gauge enhancement measures on the railway between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	29 Apr 2009
S3M-03891	Return of 45 Commando Royal Marines	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	08 Apr 2009
S3W-22012	To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it provides to support the Scottish women’s international squash team.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	27 Mar 2009
S3O-06364	To ask the Scottish Executive which road upgrades it has prioritised for the remainder of the parliamentary session.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	26 Mar 2009
S3M-03674.2	Aberdeen Crossrail	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	12 Mar 2009
S3W-20445	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects phase 2 of the Waverley station upgrade to begin.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	02 Mar 2009
S3W-20634	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce legislation to enforce the tagging of all commercially caught salmon carcasses.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	24 Feb 2009
S3W-20444	To ask the Scottish Executive which projects contained in the Strategic Transport Projects Review are not designated national developments in the National Planning Framework for Scotland 2 and for wha	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	24 Feb 2009
S3W-20443	To ask the Scottish Executive which projects contained in the Strategic Transport Projects Review are designated national developments in the National Planning Framework for Scotland 2 and for what re	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	24 Feb 2009
S3M-03322.3	Transport Priorities	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	29 Jan 2009
S3W-20007	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to nullify agreements between companies contracted to maintain green spaces in private housing estates and the householders with whom they have an agre	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2009
S3W-20006	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to regulate the schemes that can be put in place by developers for the maintenance of green spaces in private housing estates.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2009
S3W-20005	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to regulate the financial agreements between companies contracted to maintain green spaces in private housing estates and the householders who pay an a	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2009
S3W-20004	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to regulate the behaviour of companies contracted to maintain green spaces in private housing estates.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2009
S3O-05661	To ask the Scottish Executive , following the Public Petitions Committee debate on 23 January 2009, what plans the Scottish Government has to reduce knife carrying and knife crime, especially among yo	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	29 Jan 2009
S3O-05254	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to double track the railway line between Aberdeen and Inverness.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	18 Dec 2008
S3M-03075.1	ScotRail Franchise	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	11 Dec 2008
S3W-17434	To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) accidents and (b) fatalities have occurred on the A82 in each of the last five years.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2008
S3W-17433	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on upgrading the A82 in each of the last five years, broken down by individual completed project.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2008
S3W-17432	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to upgrade the A82, broken down by specific planned improvement, timescale and costing for each.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	12 Nov 2008
S3W-15438	To ask the Scottish Executive what educational programmes and materials it has made available to schools and youth organisations on the dangers of illegal knife carrying.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	03 Sep 2008
S3W-14679	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14183 by Stewart Stevenson on 25 June 2008, which indicated that no statutory quality partnerships have been introduced, why the Me	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	29 Jul 2008
S3W-14183	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a statutory quality partnership for bus services (a) exists or (b) has ever existed anywhere in Scotland and, if so, (i) where and (ii) between what dates.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	25 Jun 2008
S3M-02121.1	Bus Transport 1 linked amendment	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	12 Jun 2008
S3W-12704	To ask the Scottish Executive what its targets are for improving (a) end-to-end journey times and (b) capacity on the Aberdeen to Edinburgh rail line.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	27 May 2008
S3W-12703	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to upgrade the infrastructure on the Aberdeen to Edinburgh rail line.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	21 May 2008
S3W-12702	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to access additional rolling stock potentially available elsewhere on the UK rail network to meet short-term capacity issues on the Scotrail network	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	21 May 2008
S3M-01939	Angus Soft Fruits	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	19 May 2008
S3W-11149	To ask the Scottish Executive how many security operators in licensed premises have been charged with non-compliance with Security Industry Authority regulations since licensing was introduced in Scot	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Apr 2008
S3W-11148	To ask the Scottish Executive how many Security Industry Authority investigators are employed in Scotland.	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	17 Apr 2008
S3M-01695	SGF Healthy Living Programme	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Standard Motion	11 Apr 2008
S3O-02666	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being put in place to ensure that NHS patients’ health records are not at risk of being lost or stolen.	Johnstone, Alex	Question General Question	20 Mar 2008
S3M-01549.1	Transport 1 linked amendment	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	13 Mar 2008
S3W-09513	To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities are undertaking pilot schemes in relation to introducing alternate weekly collections of household rubbish, according to the records of the Waste	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2008
S3W-09512	To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have alternate weekly collections of residual household rubbish, according to records held by (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) the Waste Resource	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2008
S3W-09511	To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have ceased weekly collections of residual household rubbish, according to records held by (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) the Waste Resource Act	Johnstone, Alex	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2008
S3M-01246.1.1	Accessible Passenger Transport and the National Concessionary Fares Scheme	Johnstone, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	31 Jan 2008

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S5O-00249 · Portfolio Question · lodged by Johnstone, Alex

Lodged on

19 Oct 2016

Heard / answered on

26 Oct 2016

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To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it provides to local authorities to deal with planning and enforcement issues on unauthorised Gypsy/Traveller sites.

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