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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: S5W-23331

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the disability pay gap of (a) it and its agencies and (b) the (i) third and (ii) private sectors.

The Scottish Government measures the disability pay gap of its own workforce and that of the agencies for which it holds relevant information, by analysing payroll data. Analysis of the disability pay gap is dependent on the voluntary declaration of disability, or non-disability by employees. Employees that do check ‘Prefer not to say’ are excluded from the pay gap calculation, as are those who have not made any declaration.

The Scottish Government does not directly measure the disability pay gap of the third and private sector. However, we can estimate the median disability pay gap using Annual Population Survey data. The disability pay gap represents the difference between disabled and non-disabled full-time hourly earnings, expressed as a percentage of non-disabled full-time hourly earnings.

Question reference: S5W-23455

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22836 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 May 2019, what the secretary of state's response was to the cabinet secretary's further letter.

Question reference: S5W-23464

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) staffing hours and (b) financial resources it has committed to the review of the social security programme planning arrangements.

Question reference: S5W-23461

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when the review of the social security programme planning arrangements (a) began and (b) is expected to conclude.

Question reference: S5W-23459

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when the work to update the social security programme business case (a) began and (b) is expected to conclude.

Question reference: S5W-23466

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) staffing hours and (b) financial resources it has committed to the review of the social security governance arrangements.

Question reference: S5W-23467

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) staffing hours and (b) financial resources it has committed to update the social security programme business case.

Question reference: S5W-23460

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when the work to review the social security programme governance arrangements (a) began and (b) is expected to conclude.

Question reference: S5W-23453

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22836 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 May 2019, whether the DWP has agreed to take into account the individual's circumstances when recovering overpayments, and how many claimants have had recovery action reduced as a result of the cabinet secretary's correspondence.

Question reference: S5W-23465

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) staffing hours and (b) financial resources it has committed to the review of the social security programme workforce.