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-24507
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it first committed to publishing the whole of its accounts, and for what reason it has not done so.
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Question reference: S5W-24508
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a consolidated account for the Scottish public sector.
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Question reference: S5W-24506
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has consulted on the development of expanded accounts for 2017-18, which it was due to do in early 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-24481
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23827 by Derek McKay on 15 July 2019, when it last met the European Commission, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-24480
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23827 by Derek McKay on 15 July 2019, when it plans to next meet the European Commission, and whether the European Social Fund is on the agenda.
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Question reference: S5W-24445
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many occupational therapists have been employed in health and social care in each year since 2009-10.
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Question reference: S5W-24443
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what role occupational therapy plays in personalised care, and how this approach is being extended in health and social care.
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Question reference: S5W-24465
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received option one of self-directed support (a direct payment) each year under the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
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Question reference: S5W-24462
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any local authority diverting money provided for the implementation of free personal care for people under 65 (Frank’s Law) for another purpose.
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Question reference: S5W-24461
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it allocated to each local authority to implement free personal care for people under 65 (Frank’s Law) in 2019-20, and whether this has been ringfenced solely for that purpose.
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