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: S5W-09467
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its policy on reducing emissions, what its position is on an organisation similar to the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency being established in Scotland to oversee the quality of cavity wall insulation.
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Question reference: S5W-09469
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) it or (b) its agencies play any role in examining the effectiveness of cavity wall insulation following its installation.
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Question reference: S5W-09311
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action Skills Development Scotland takes to highlight the assistance that it offers to (a) care sector and (b) other employers that have staff with dyslexia.
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Question reference: S5O-01068
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of recent figures suggesting that, across the UK, gamblers have lost £11 billion on fixed-odds betting terminals since 2008.
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Question reference: S5O-01071
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how National Galleries Scotland helps to promote culture and tourism in Inverclyde.
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Question reference: S5W-09308
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government, (b) Welsh Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive regarding updating the guidance on the Blue Badge scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-09307
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each of the last 10 years have been granted a Blue Badge because (a) they have and (b) a family member or person that they care for has an asbestos-related condition.
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Question reference: S5W-09310
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-08941 by Jamie Hepburn on 8 May 2017, what recent discussions it has had with the care sector regarding the support available for staff with dyslexia.
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Question reference: S5W-09313
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action Skills Development Scotland takes to encourage people with dyslexia to apply for modern apprenticeships, and how it supports modern apprentices with dyslexia and their employers.
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Question reference: S5W-09309
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 25 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have left employment in the care sector in each of the last three years because they have dyslexia, and what information it has regarding how many cited an increased level of paperwork as a factor in this.
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