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-01071
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00259 by John Swinney on 13 June 2011, for how long each work experience placement student was in place in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) directorate and (b) agency.
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Question reference: S4W-01141
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 4 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much its commitment to an 85% funding floor for local authorities will cost over this parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S4W-01140
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 4 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether some local authorities will receive a less favourable local government settlement as a result of its commitment to an 85% funding floor and, if so, (a) which authorities and (b) how much each will lose in this parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S4W-01139
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 4 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional money that the City of Edinburgh Council might receive as a result of the Scottish Government's commitment to an 85% funding floor for local authorities will be in addition to the money that Edinburgh receives from the capital city supplement.
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Question reference: S4W-01138
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 4 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many and (b) which local authorities will benefit from its commitment to an 85% funding floor and how much each will receive.
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Question reference: S4W-00876
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what target it has set for reducing the number of people in the more choices more chances (MCMC) group.
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Question reference: S4W-00855
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to poverty proof its forthcoming legislative programme.
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Question reference: S4W-00854
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce a socioeconomic duty in Scotland under the Equality Act 2010.
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Question reference: S4W-00857
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its funding streams are available to community groups to support local (a) single and (b) multi-sport facilities.
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Question reference: S4W-00856
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will commission a mapping exercise on low pay.
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