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-09857
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what inward investment there has been for each of its identified growth sectors, broken down by year.
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Question reference: S5W-09856
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) Berlin and (b) Brussels hub will be operational.
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Question reference: S5O-01180
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last organised a nationwide street count of rough sleepers.
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Question reference: S5W-09702
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the economic inactivity rate is reportedly higher than that for the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-09366
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an estimate of the number of (a) fixed-term, (b) zero-hours, (c) guaranteed minimum hours and (d) permanent contracts for staff employed by MITIE on the contract with Network Rail for cleaning and facility management of (i) Glasgow Central and (ii) Edinburgh Waverley railway station.
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Question reference: S5W-09364
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its estimate is of the (a) annual and (b) total value of Network Rail’s contract with MITIE for cleaning and facility management of (i) Glasgow Central and (ii) Edinburgh Waverley railway station.
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Question reference: S5W-09365
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the terms and conditions of employment in Network Rail’s contract with MITIE for cleaning and facility management of (a) Glasgow Central and (b) Edinburgh Waverley railway station, and whether this contract is compliant with its Fair Work Framework 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-09703
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the chief economist publishing analysis of the impact of Brexit on the economic outlook, whether similar analysis has been produced examining the impact of independence and, if so, whether it will publish this.
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Question reference: S5W-09707
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will bring forward a retail strategy working in collaboration with the sector.
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Question reference: S5T-00595
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what checks have been undertaken on residential tower blocks and new public buildings, including schools, in light of the recent tragic event at Grenfell Tower.
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