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: S5W-10799
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce loneliness among unpaid carers.
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Question reference: S5W-10800
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve social awareness of carers and caring.
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Question reference: S5W-10668
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it considered when it proposed to retain for devolved benefits the UK Government's mandatory internal view of benefit decisions.
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Question reference: S5W-10673
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish data on take-up of devolved benefits.
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Question reference: S5W-10813
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has examined the incidence of so-called holiday hunger among school children and their families over school holiday periods.
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Question reference: S5W-10671
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will continue the practice of recovering benefit overpayments (a) through private debt collection agencies and (b) from the estates of deceased benefit recipients.
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Question reference: S5W-10672
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is developing a strategy for the collection and publication of high-quality statistics relating to applications for and payment of devolved benefits and associated appeals.
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Question reference: S5W-10666
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to allow (a) applicants and (b) claimants of devolved benefits to allow a friend, family member or other advocate to act on their behalf.
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Question reference: S5W-10667
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the charter to be produced under the sections 2-6 of the Social Security (Scotland) Bill to be justiciable.
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Question reference: S5W-10669
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage people to claim benefits that provide an exemption from the benefit cap.