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-09526
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget of the Accountant in Bankruptcy has been in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S4O-01332
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how its forthcoming Bankruptcy Bill will support the growth and development of credit unions.
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Question reference: S4W-09382
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many careers advisers were employed to work in schools in each of the last three years for which information is available.
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Question reference: S4W-09381
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether careers guidance will be available for school pupils in 2013-14 and, if so, what pupils will have to do to access it.
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Question reference: S4W-09379
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how school pupils will be grouped for the purposes of targeting careers guidance in 2013-14.
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Question reference: S4W-09378
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people will be assigned a (a) red, (b) amber and (c) green code under Skills Development Scotland's new career guidance system.
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Question reference: S4W-09377
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of a traffic light system to categorize young people accessing careers guidance.
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Question reference: S4W-09383
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many hours of careers guidance has been provided in schools in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S4W-09380
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what careers guidance will be offered to school pupils in 2012-13 and how many pupils will use these services.
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Question reference: S4W-09389
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the impact of the increase in the number of pay day loans on its debt advice services.
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