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-02409
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is available for local welfare assistance grants and what proportion will be allocated for administration.
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Question reference: S4W-02410
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the provision of local welfare assistance grants will be (a) based on a fixed financial allocation or (b) demand led.
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Question reference: S4W-02411
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that local authorities should be responsible for the distribution of local welfare assistance grants.
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Question reference: S4W-02406
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has held discussions with (a) the UK Government, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) COSLA on the localisation of community care grants and crisis loans and, if so, (i) when these were held and (ii) what matters were discussed.
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Question reference: S4W-01637
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many inspection staff it anticipates will be employed by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland as at 1 April 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-01634
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland as at 1 April 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-01635
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many inspection staff were employed by the predecessor organisations to Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland as at 1 April 2010.
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Question reference: S4W-01633
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed by the predecessor organisations to Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland as at 1 April 2010.
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Question reference: S4W-01636
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many inspection staff were employed by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland as at 1 April 2011.
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Question reference: S4W-01703
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many students were engaged in undergraduate podiatric education in each year since 2007.
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