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-25957
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-24817 by John Swinney on 4 September 2019, whether it will publish the reports regarding Brimmond School in Aberdeen by Buro Happold and by Fairhurst.
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Question reference: S5W-25959
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received the Aberdeen School project comments and discussion document from Stephen Dick and, if so, whether it (a) has sought any geotechnical opinion on its content of the document and (b) will provide a substantive response.
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Question reference: S5W-25917
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been raised about home reports and the nature of these complaints.
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Question reference: S5W-25918
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the process is for making a complaint about an inaccurate home report.
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Question reference: S5W-25919
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland or any of its contractors use zero-hours contracts.
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Question reference: S5W-25835
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 31 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of people resident in Scotland who have had NHS treatment in England in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S5W-25833
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of people in Scotland who do not have a (a) passport and (b) driving licence.
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Question reference: S5W-25633
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23944 by Derek Mackay on 27 June 2019, whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £54.7 million that has been allocated to it to deal with Brexit preparation in 2019-20 will be spent, broken down by portfolio.
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Question reference: S5W-25636
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation was undertaken prior to the announcement of the Scottish European Co-Investment Fund, and with whom.
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Question reference: S5W-25637
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget is for the Brexit Support Grant; how much has been committed to date, and how many businesses have (a) applied for and (b) been awarded the grant.
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