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: S5W-22792
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to its consultation on the charity regulation framework.
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Question reference: S5W-22910
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21125 by Christina McKelvie on 25 January 2019, on what date it will publish outcomes from the Race Equality Conference and the final report on Year 1 Race Equality Actions.
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Question reference: S5W-22790
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering making changes to charity law and, if so, what proposals are being considered.
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Question reference: S5O-03158
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to young people from armed forces families when applying for further and higher education.
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Question reference: S5W-22485
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to organise an alternative event to the Great Scottish Swim in Loch Lomond, and whether such an event will take place in 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-22487
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the organisers of the Great Scottish Swim in Loch Lomond regarding their decision to cancel the event in 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-22486
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Great Scottish Swim in Loch Lomond has been cancelled in 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-22225
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government by (a) how much and (b) what percentage it has reduced payments to bus companies for concessionary fares in March 2019, broken down by bus company.
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Question reference: S5W-22226
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reduced payments to bus companies for concessionary fares in March 2019; how much notice it gave, and what its likely impact is.
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Question reference: S5W-22231
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers 18 months is an extensive period of time for the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator to have been investigating a complaint without concluding their investigation.
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