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-13089
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Skills Development Scotland report, Modern Apprenticeship Outcomes 2012, includes a disclaimer concerning the accuracy of the commissioned research.
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Question reference: S4W-13088
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people who do not complete modern apprenticeships, in terms of (a) access to other programmes and (b) funding.
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Question reference: S4W-13093
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what methodology was used by Skills Development Scotland in its report, Modern Apprenticeship Outcomes 2012, and how the figures were weighted.
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Question reference: S4W-13086
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Youth Employment will meet the UK Minister for Employment to discuss the European Commission’s proposed youth guarantee.
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Question reference: S4W-13396
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 March 2013
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out the detail of its plans for a financial health service.
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Question reference: S4W-12937
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to (a) redundant apprentices and (b) employers facing apprenticeship redundancies.
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Question reference: S4W-12936
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish its response to the Skills Development Scotland report, Modern Apprenticeship Outcomes 2012.
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Question reference: S4O-01892
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what its position is on members paying their staff the living wage.
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Question reference: S4W-13094
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget is for the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce; who the members of the commission are; what their remuneration is, and how many staff the commission has, broken down by pay grade.
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Question reference: S4W-12659
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 February 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent staff there are in Skills Development Scotland’s employer services team.
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