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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

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Question reference: S4O-04453

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent branch closures announced by the Bank of Scotland and RBS.

Question reference: S4O-04358

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether all 16 and 17-year-olds will be eligible to vote at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Question reference: S4O-04253

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Medicines Consortium regarding the licensing of new drugs for the treatment of MS.

Question reference: S4W-25042

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Angela Constance on 24 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that schools are prepared for the new national qualifications.

The Scottish Government is committed to working with partners to support teachers and pupils. That is why we are making a further £1 million available to local authorities to support schools as they move into the final phase of the introduction of the new qualifications. This money can be used to help with the purchase of textbooks and other resources for the new highers, and other local priorities.

The additional investment provided by the Scottish Government to support Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence – more than £11 million since 2012 – has enabled schools to make great progress, as evidenced by the successful introduction of the new national qualifications in 2014.

Question reference: S4O-04032

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to help prevent flooding in urban areas.

Question reference: S4T-00943

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 16 February 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to provide councils with resources to maintain teacher numbers.

Question reference: S4O-04012

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how the income tax powers recommended by the Smith Commission can be implemented.

Question reference: S4W-24342

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona McLeod on 6 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the consultation on the draft (a) Named Persons (Training, Qualifications, Experience and Position) (Scotland) Order to support Part 4, (b) Child's Plan (Scotland) Bill to support Part 5 and (c) statutory guidelines to support Part 18 (section 96) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

The Scottish Government will publish the consultation on the draft Named Persons (Training, Qualifications, Experience and Position) (Scotland) Order, draft Child’s Plan (Scotland) Order and the draft statutory guidance to support parts 4, 5 and 18 (Section 96, Wellbeing) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 on 6 February 2015.

A copy of the document will placed in SPICe (Bib. number 56684).

Question reference: S4W-24206

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Angela Constance on 29 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to consult with survivors and relevant organisations on the terms of reference, and the attributes of the chair of, the national inquiry into historical child abuse.

The Scottish Government is today (29 January 2015) inviting survivors and relevant organisations to offer their views on the terms of reference and attributes of the chair and panel for the national inquiry into historical child abuse.

Survivors and relevant organisations can write or email their views to the Scottish Government by contacting [email protected]

Scottish Government officials are also working with a range of support organisations across Scotland and Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland to organise a series of events and meetings to hear directly from survivors and others. A series of small local events and larger regional events will be organised from now until the end of March 2015 to give survivors and relevant organisations an opportunity to have their views heard.

More information on the inquiry, including details of these local and regional events, can be found on the dedicated section on the Scottish Government website:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/protecting/child-protection/historical-child-abuse

Question reference: S4O-03956

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has met the target for full-time equivalent places at colleges.