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
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Question reference: S5W-22057
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statements in its position paper on Short Term Assistance, for what reason it decided to use the civil legal test of "balance of probabilities" to determine whether to reduce or stop an individual's payments during a fraud investigation, and whether it considered using the criminal legal test as part of this decision.
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Question reference: S5W-22092
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments in its duration of awards and automatic entitlement for disability assistance policy position paper, whether all information supplied to Social Security Scotland, regardless of whether it is formally regarded as a change of circumstance, would be permissible to justify a review before the indicated award review date.
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Question reference: S5W-22084
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment in its disability assistance assessments policy position paper that "we therefore intend to provide a proportion of assessors with additional training in the impact of mental health conditions and learning disabilities", what proportion of assessors will have this additional training, and how this will compare with the current proportion of assessors with such training.
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Question reference: S5W-22089
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments in its duration of awards and automatic entitlement for disability assistance policy position paper, how it defines non-engagement with a light-touch review, and on what other occasions Social Security Scotland will have the power to stop a person's disability assistance.
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Question reference: S5W-22091
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments in its duration of awards and automatic entitlement for disability assistance policy position paper, other than by way of a change of circumstances, what standard of evidence will be required to justify a review before the indicated award review date as a result of information being provided to Social Security Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-22088
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment in its severe disablement allowance (SDA) position paper that, "In 2018 a survey was issued to Experience Panel members inviting them to share their experience of SDA. Although only a small number of responses were received, members did not raise any significant concerns or identify areas for change", which panel report contains the responses, and whether it will publish the background or source data.
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Question reference: S5W-22046
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people over 65 will migrate to disability assistance for older people.
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Question reference: S5W-22047
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it will manage the migration of people over 65 who access disability living allowance/personal independence payment to disability assistance for older people.
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Question reference: S5W-22077
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of statements in its Social security case transfer: policy position paper, how many working-age people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance will transfer to Disability Assistance for Working Age People.
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Question reference: S5W-22056
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statements in its Support for Carers position paper, what other changes to eligibility clients and stakeholders have asked it to consider.
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