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: S4W-17494
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the public inquiry into Clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital to report.
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Question reference: S4W-17495
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the final report of the public inquiry into Clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital has been delayed.
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Question reference: S4W-17445
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there are differences between the levels of support offered for children in formal kinship care and foster care placements.
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Question reference: S4W-17443
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the benefits of children being placed with kinship carers rather than being placed in care
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Question reference: S4W-17585
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with learning disabilities have been employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time in each year since 2007-08.
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Question reference: S4W-17497
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the House of Commons Transport Committee's report, Access to transport for disabled people.
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Question reference: S4W-17596
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with COSLA on the funding of the council tax benefit successor scheme for 2014-15.
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Question reference: S4W-17595
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people will be eligible for the council tax benefit successor scheme in 2013-14 and how many it estimates will be eligible in 2014-15.
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Question reference: S4W-17499
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commission a review of rail travel for disabled people and, if so, how it will ensure that disabled people can participate in it.
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Question reference: S4W-17496
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors (a) access to and (b) the quality of rail travel for disabled people.