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-05361
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5O-00060 and S5W-02672 by Jeane Freeman on 16 June and 29 September 2016 respectively, whether it will take the Consumer Price Index as a starting point for uprating (a) cold weather payments, (b) funeral payments, (c) winter fuel payments and (d) Sure Start maternity grants.
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Question reference: S5O-00315
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what lessons can be learned from the Central Scotland Green Network in relation to biodiversity.
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Question reference: S5W-03249
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02663 by Aileen Campbell on 26 September 2016, how many households have (a) been entitled to and (b) received health start vouchers in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-02662
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much is paid in healthy start vouchers to eligible households in Scotland each year.
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Question reference: S5W-02672
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether an increased carers allowance, as referred to in the Programme for Government, will maintain or deviate from the system of uprating Jobseeker's Allowance that is used by the UK Government.
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Question reference: S5W-02665
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether staff from the Department of Work and Pensions will be transferred to its new social security agency, as referred to in the Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S5W-02673
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many assessments for disability benefits will be conducted before (a) it expects the UK Government to commence those powers and (b) reforms referred to in the Programme for Government are (i) announced and (ii) commenced.
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Question reference: S5W-02664
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government where it will base its new social security agency, as referred to in the Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S5W-02658
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether households will qualify for healthy start vouchers for children up to age four under the Best Start Grant system, as referred to in the Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S5W-02671
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much an increased carers allowance, as referred to in the Programme for Government, will be worth when it is first paid.
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