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-11243
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the percentage of jobs growth in each of the last five years that (a) can be attributed to immigration and (b) represents jobs that have been filled by non-UK nationals.
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Question reference: S5W-11246
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the change in overall employment has been as a result of self-employment in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-11245
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been self-employed in each year since 1999, also given as a percentage of the total workforce.
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Question reference: S5W-11230
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will include fintech within its growth sectors.
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Question reference: S5W-11236
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been employed at Scottish Development International in each year since it was established.
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Question reference: S5W-11235
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement in its Programme for Government, by what date it plans to double the number of Scottish Development International staff.
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Question reference: S5W-11228
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has given CivTech in each year since it was established.
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Question reference: S5W-11229
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement in its Programme for Government, when the Unlocking Ambition Challenge will be launched; what its budget will be, and how long it will run for.
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Question reference: S5W-11232
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement in its Programme for Government, when the Scottish National Investment Bank will be launched; what its budget will be, and how many staff it will employ.
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Question reference: S5W-11231
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement in its Programme for Government, when the manufacturing service will be launched; what its budget will be; how many staff it will employ, and how long it will run for.
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