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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-02773

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds information on how many foodbanks there are and what assistance it can provide to reduce reliance on them.

Question reference: S4O-02731

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what information is available concerning the use of discretionary housing payments in Glasgow to mitigate the effects of the so-called bedroom tax.

Question reference: S4O-02532

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how it meets the health needs of asylum seekers.

Question reference: S4O-02511

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how it works with Police Scotland to promote enhanced community policing in Glasgow.

Question reference: S4W-17430

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been given formal kinship care status in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S4W-17429

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether priority access to specialist psychological and therapeutic services will be available to children subject to kinship care orders under the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.

All children in need are entitled to access services and those with a kinship care order will require to ask for a referral in the same way as families of other children. The therapeutic services introduced by the Bill will be available to all children and will be available based on need not status. It is further expected that the statutory implementation of a “named person” will allow families to access services more easily.

Question reference: S4W-17432

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has commissioned research on whether there are barriers to the full use of the available legislation for the provision of kinship care placements.

The Scottish Government has funded CELCIS (the Centre for Excellence for Looked after children In Scotland) specifically to address issues and improve practice for Looked After Children. Further, significant engagement has been undertaken with a wide range of stakeholders to explore areas where legislation or practice could be improved to achieve better outcomes for children and young people and this consultative work is currently on-going.

Question reference: S4W-17431

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has issued guidance to local authorities on reducing the number of children receiving formal kinship care.

Question reference: S4W-17428

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department of Work and Pensions on the benefit entitlements for kinship carers proposed by the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S4W-17434

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide extra funding to support kinship care placements.