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-20142
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it defines inflation for the purposes of section 81(4) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-20164
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19205 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 November 2018, how the enquiries and complaints were categorised, and how many enquiries and complaints were in each of these categories.
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Question reference: S5W-20121
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what risks or issues senior responsible and accountable officers on the social security programme board have escalated to (a) the relevant corporate board or executive team and (b) ministers, and what the outcome of each of these was.
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Question reference: S5W-19205
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) enquiries and (b) complaints Social Security Scotland has received regarding payment of the carer's allowance supplement, and whether the DWP has reported any misdirected enquiries to the Scottish Government.
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Question reference: S5W-19500
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regarding bringing forward winter fuel payments for 2018-19 to support older people who use off-grid energy and, what the outcome was.
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Question reference: S5O-02632
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will rule out the delivery of Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance by the DWP under agency arrangements.
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Question reference: S5W-19665
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many applicants to the Social Security Scotland Executive Advisory Body made an application noting a potential "Conflict of Interest and other Ministerial Public Appointments held", and what roles were listed by applicants in response to questions of this nature.
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Question reference: S5O-02606
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what employment schemes it runs for offenders in order to improve their skills, reduce reoffending and increase its recruitment of ex-offenders.
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Question reference: S5W-19715
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 14 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that there is sufficient investment in healthcare infrastructure to deliver the planned increased supply of organs for transplantation following any changes in organ donation legislation.
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Question reference: S5W-19716
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 14 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has made of any infrastructure and capacity implications for transplantation services arising from the implementation of an opt-out organ donation system, and what plans it has to address these.
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