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: S4O-04154
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle low pay.
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Question reference: S4W-24763
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to its consultation on an interim constitution for Scotland.
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Question reference: S4F-02680
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2015
To ask the First Minister, in light of the new analysis by Professor Brian Ashcroft regarding fiscal autonomy, whether the two Scottish Government reports entitled Benefits of Improved Economic Performance are based on the continuation of the Barnett formula.
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Question reference: S4O-04129
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking with educational institutions to tackle occupational segregation.
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Question reference: S4W-24736
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how it will capitalise the proposed Scottish business development bank.
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Question reference: S4W-24668
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what financial incentives it paid to each contractor on the A898 Erskine Bridge Vehicle Barrier Replacement project.
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Question reference: S4W-24666
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of the A898 Erskine Bridge Vehicle Barrier Replacement project was and how much was paid to each contractor.
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Question reference: S4W-24667
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what financial incentives it offered to contractors to encourage early completion of the A898 Erskine Bridge Vehicle Barrier Replacement project.
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Question reference: S4W-24669
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost was per day of the lane occupation charges agreed with contractors to discourage late completion of the A898 Erskine Bridge Vehicle Barrier Replacement project.
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Question reference: S4W-24563
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy have had to discuss the prison officers’ pay settlement.
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