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-13394
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its reasons were for discontinuing the money advice case management report and what information it no longer collects as a result.
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Question reference: S4W-13391
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what annual data reporting it requires of money advice services that it funds (a) directly and (b) indirectly.
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Question reference: S4W-13487
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government from which budgets the additional £6.3 million announced to support the Community Jobs Scotland scheme will come.
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Question reference: S4W-13488
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to the statement signed by the Scottish Government, COSLA, SOLACE (Scotland) and the SCVO in deciding to fund Community Jobs Scotland for one year only.
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Question reference: S4W-13489
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons it decided not to fund the Community Jobs Scotland scheme for a three-year period.
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Question reference: S4W-13085
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people are unemployed and how long they have been unemployed, broken down by level of qualification.
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Question reference: S4W-13087
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what youth employment programmes it operates, broken down by (a) budget (i) allocated, (ii) spent and (iii) remaining and (b) the time period covered by programme budget.
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Question reference: S4W-13397
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 13 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that all children receive financial education.
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Question reference: S4W-13352
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports residents at risk of pluvial flooding.
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Question reference: S4W-13351
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how much of Scottish Water’s operational budget is spent addressing flooding events.
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