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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: S4W-08759

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much of her budget the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy will direct toward tackling youth unemployment in 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-08836

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the living wage should be adjusted annually in line with inflation.

Question reference: S4W-08835

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-05741 by John Swinney on 5 March 2012, whether it plans to remain a living-wage employer for the remainder of the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S4W-08727

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) modern apprenticeships and (b) work experience or student places the NHS has offered in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S4W-08849

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a substantive answer to question S4W-04757, which received a holding response from Angela Constance on 18 January 2012.

Question reference: S4W-08888

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made representations to the UK Government regarding repealing the ban on HIV home-testing kits.

Question reference: S4W-08150

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.

The standards have seen a large number of agencies, including almost all of the Citizens Advice Bureaux, improve the quality of their housing, money and welfare benefits information and advice services. The standards have also encouraged local authorities to increase access to this advice across Scotland. This is particularly welcome in the Islands and more rural areas where there was an unmet need. We have seen a number of advice agencies work together to provide peer support throughout Scotland. The Scottish Government is continuing to encourage agencies to work to the standards to drive up the quality of their information and advice services.

Question reference: S4W-08147

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive which minister has responsibility for the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.

Question reference: S4W-08151

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, following the end of the contract for delivery of the audit function of the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers, how long the break in the audit service will be and how long agencies due to be re-accredited can maintain accredited status.

As per the answer to question S4W-08148 on 27 July 2012, the Making Justice Work Programme will be looking at various aspects of advice provision as part of its Access to Justice project. Stakeholders will be kept fully informed about our decisions when they are made. Agencies due for reaccreditation this year will maintain their accredited status until March 2013.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Question reference: S4W-08729

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will encourage non-departmental public bodies to create a plan for youth employment.