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: S5O-01105
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when a minister last met representatives of teachers and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-09400
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that local authorities take account of disability-related expenditure when agreeing social care charges.
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Question reference: S5W-09351
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to health and social care integration boards to ensure delivery of key services, such as the continuation of sleepover arrangements.
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Question reference: S5O-01094
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to third sector organisations to tackle homelessness in Glasgow since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-09353
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Bield Housing regarding its decision to change its sleepover arrangements in sheltered housing complexes.
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Question reference: S5W-09352
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it can provide to residents of sheltered housing who have had their overnight sleepover warden service removed.
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Question reference: S5W-08761
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people whose spouse or partner died as a result of being given blood products contaminated with hepatitis C have received Skipton Fund stage 1 payments but not stage 2.
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Question reference: S5O-00877
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the introduction of hybrid and electric buses in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-08403
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many rough sleepers there are in (a) Glasgow and (b) the rest of the country, and what methodology it uses to calculate this.
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Question reference: S5W-08405
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has made available in each year since 2007 to tackle (a) homelessness and (b) rough sleeping in (i) Glasgow and (ii) the rest of the country.