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-03385
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what processes it has put in place to ensure that each integration joint board has adequate funding to meet the Scottish Living Wage commitment to social care workers.
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Question reference: S5W-03465
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 26 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the implementation of the public sector equality duty and whether it analyses the information and data that is provided under the duty.
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Question reference: S5W-03444
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for how long scaffolding has been in place at Dumbarton Castle and when it anticipates it will be removed.
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Question reference: S5W-03144
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the adjustments to Council Tax bands E, F, G and H will continue to include the 25% single person's discount.
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Question reference: S5W-03462
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has that guidance on either (a) the living wage or (b) fair work has been considered and had an impact on the outcome of public sector procurement as a result of the implementation of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Question reference: S5W-03461
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the implementation of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and associated guidance.
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Question reference: S5W-03146
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS full-time-equivalent psychiatrists cover the (a) Helensburgh and Lomond and (b) Argyll and Bute area.
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Question reference: S5W-03145
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many consultant psychiatry vacancies there are, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5F-00343
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2016
To ask the First Minister what impact the breaching of EU spending rules has had on the funding of infrastructure projects.
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Question reference: S5W-02965
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are permanently employed in (a) national and (b) local PACE teams.
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