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.
Filter your results Hide all filters
Displaying 1983 questions Show Answers
Question reference: S5O-01246
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action its Partnership Action for Continuing Employment has taken in Lanarkshire in the last year.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10812
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which companies received an invitation to tender for the Scottish Social Security Technical Delivery Support contract.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10804
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government who the successful bidder was for the Scottish Social Security Technical Delivery Support contract, and when the service provision started.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10796
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the value is of the Scottish Social Security Technical Delivery Support contract.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10803
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed by the successful bidder for the Scottish Social Security Technical Delivery Support contract, and how many of these employees will be committed to the contract.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-11064
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what the gender breakdown is of the participants on Social Security Experience Panels, and whether it will publish its equalities monitoring data for the panels.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10559
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the provisions under chapter 4 of the Social Security (Scotland) Bill allow for the recovery of assistance given in error more than five years after that assistance was given.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10535
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what access the Scottish social security agency will have to entitlement data for reserved benefits that are paid by the Department for Work and Pensions, and whether it has sought an agreement with the UK Government on sharing such information.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10561
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Social Security (Scotland) Bill provides for a person to (a) request a redetermination of and (b) appeal against deductions from devolved assistance where it has been determined that assistance has been provided in error.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-10560
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the “steps to recover the debt” will be to recover assistance given in error, which is referred to in paragraph 61 of the Explanatory Notes for the Social Security (Scotland) Bill.
Answer
![](/assets/images/loader.gif)