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-23065
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on remote and rural communities of the transfer of delivery of national training programmes from Highlands and Islands Enterprise to Skills Development Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-23072
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of concerns regarding a review by Skills Development Scotland that could result in a further reduction of the contribution rate for modern apprenticeships in the hospitality sector and the impact that this could have on recruitment and retention in remote and rural communities.
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Question reference: S4W-23070
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reintroducing funding arrangements such as those that applied under Highlands and Islands Enterprise's delivery of national training programmes, to reflect the costs of delivering training in remote and rural communities.
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Question reference: S4W-23073
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to discuss with Skills Development Scotland the implications for unemployed adults of courses previously offered at stage 4 of the Employability Fund no longer being considered financially viable to deliver in remote and rural areas.
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Question reference: S4W-23069
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to assess the impact on remote and rural communities of the modern apprenticeship and Employability Fund programmes.
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Question reference: S4W-23071
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will encourage Skills Development Scotland to assess the impact on remote and rural communities of any review of contribution rates for modern apprenticeships.
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Question reference: S4W-23067
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on remote and rural communities of the Employability Fund paying a flat rate to training providers regardless of where the training is delivered.
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Question reference: S4W-23068
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing additional funds to encourage the development and delivery of work-based training in remote and rural communities.
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Question reference: S4W-22861
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 13 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) greenfield and (b) agricultural land that it owns has been used for (i) building and (ii) other developments in each of the last 10 years.
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