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-14891
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 13 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprentices have learning disabilities, and what percentage of modern apprenticeships this represents.
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Question reference: S5W-14918
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that the justice system does not discriminate against people with learning disabilities.
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Question reference: S5W-14894
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have learning disabilities.
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Question reference: S5W-14892
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers people to with learning disabilities in accessing the justice system.
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Question reference: S5W-14893
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the court orders that are applied to people with learning disabilities are longer than those for other people and, if so, for what reason.
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Question reference: S5W-14889
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to help young people with learning disabilities into employment, and what plans it has to extend this.
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Question reference: S5W-14944
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people work in the gig economy.
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Question reference: S5W-14940
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses are co-operatives, broken down by year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-14943
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people who register as self-employed do not start their own business.
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Question reference: S5W-14942
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many new businesses started up in each year from 2011.
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