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-08668
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many independent solo artists Creative Scotland has supported in the last 12 months.
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Question reference: S4W-08752
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, in producing guidelines on work experience, whether it will consider defining (a) work experience, (b) internship, (c) work and (d) when an employee should be paid.
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Question reference: S4W-08669
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how Creative Scotland defines (a) new and (b) established artists for the purposes of grant funding.
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Question reference: S4W-08667
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what support Creative Scotland can provide to new and emerging artists.
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Question reference: S4W-08589
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 6 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the Minister for Local Government and Planning has had with local authority leaders to discuss the living wage since May 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-08590
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 6 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the Minister for Local Government and Planning has had with private sector employers to promote the merits of a living wage since his appointment; on what dates, and who attended each meeting.
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Question reference: S4W-08599
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 3 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government (a) whether cyberbullying was discussed and (b) what actions were agreed at its recent conference on so-called virtual violence.
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Question reference: S4W-08748
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it will spend the £25 million from the European Structural Fund that has been allocated to youth unemployment.
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Question reference: S4W-08731
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether all European Social Fund money for tackling youth unemployment will be allocated through community planning partnerships.
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Question reference: S4W-08767
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £25 million for youth employment from European structural funding has been allocated and to which projects.
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