- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 3 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Fair Start Scotland programme will be extended into 2021-22, and whether all (a) lots and (b) prime contractors will continue to deliver the service in the same form.
Answer
The Scottish Government is currently considering how Fair Start Scotland will operate in 2021-22 and will provide details in due course.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills has had with representatives of Fair Start Scotland prime contractors since 1 February 2020; who the Minister met, and what was discussed.
Answer
I have held meetings with senior members of all six prime Fair Start Scotland Service Providers since 1 February 2020 in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The purpose of these meetings was to discuss the ways in which the current crisis has impacted Providers and how the Scottish Government can continue to support them in effectively delivering a quality service to Fair Start Scotland Participants.
This was also an opportunity for Providers to openly discuss any other subjects they wished to raise with myself
Additionally these meetings were used to convey the importance of the continuity of Fair Start Scotland, ensuring support is still available for those most vulnerable to the effects of the current crisis.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assumed executive competence for pre-existing Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit overpayment and fraud debt.
Answer
In accordance with the Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) Regulations 2017, executive competence for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in Scotland transferred to Scottish Ministers on 1 April 2020. It is currently being delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions(DWP) on behalf of Scottish Ministers under an Agency Agreement.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assumed executive competence for pre-existing (a) Attendance Allowance, (b) adult Disability Living Allowance, (c) child Disability Living Allowance and (d) Personal Independence Payment (i) overpayment and (ii) fraud debt.
Answer
In accordance with the Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) Regulations 2017, executive competence for Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, and Personal Independence Payment in Scotland transferred to Scottish Ministers on 1 April 2020. They are currently being delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions(DWP) on behalf of Scottish Ministers under an Agency Agreement.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) Attendance Allowance, (b) adult Disability Living Allowance, (c) child Disability Living Allowance and (d) Personal Independence Payment claimants have an outstanding (i) overpayment and (ii) fraud debt, broken down by the value of the debt.
Answer
Since 1 April 2020 Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, and Personal Independence Payment in Scotland has been delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on behalf of Scottish Ministers under Agency Agreements. Section 10 of those Agreements states that:
DWP will not create new management information reports that detail performance specifically for customers/clients resident in Scotland.
Management information will only be supplied showing performance, at a Great Britain level, of delivering the functions discharged on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. DWP will not supply data specific to Scotland unless it is currently available and easy to access.
The information requested is not currently produced by the DWP.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit claimants have an outstanding (a) overpayment and (b) fraud debt, broken down by the value of the debt.
Answer
Since 1 April 2020 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in Scotland has been delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions(DWP) on behalf of Scottish Ministers under an Agency Agreement. Section 10 of the Agreement states that:
DWP will not create new management information reports that detail performance specifically for customers/clients resident in Scotland.
Management information will only be supplied showing performance, at a Great Britain level, of delivering the functions discharged on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. DWP will not supply data specific to Scotland unless it is currently available and easy to access.
The information requested is not currently produced by the DWP.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many Severe Disablement Allowance claimants have an outstanding (a) overpayment and (b) fraud debt, broken down by the value of the debt.
Answer
Since 1 April 2020 Severe Disablement Allowance in Scotland has been delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on behalf of Scottish Ministers under an Agency Agreement. Section 10 of that Agreement states that:
DWP will not create new management information reports that detail performance specifically for customers/clients resident in Scotland.
Management information will only be supplied showing performance, at a Great Britain level, of delivering the functions discharged on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. DWP will not supply data specific to Scotland unless it is currently available and easy to access.
The information requested is not currently produced by the DWP.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of comments by Justin Tomlinson, Minister for Disabled People, at the Work and Pensions Select Committee on 23 April 2020, regarding a fall in the number of applications for Personal Independence Payments (PIP), whether there has been a fall in such claims from disabled people in Scotland.
Answer
The relevant regional statistics have not yet been published. Once published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 11 June 2020, the statistics will be available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics#latest-release
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the average weekly number of items of correspondence it received from MSPs and MPs has been since 1 January 2019, broken down by ministerial portfolio, and what the average time taken to respond was by portfolio.
Answer
The information in following the table is taken from the Scottish Government Case Handling systems
MSP/MP correspondence to Ministers from January 2019 to 18 May 2020 |
Cabinet Secretary/Minister responding | Average Items Received Per Week | Average Response (working days) |
First Minister | 0.7 | 20 |
Deputy First Minister | 7.3 | 15 |
Minister for Children and Young People | 3.0 | 16 |
Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science | 2.2 | 16 |
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government | 2.7 | 21 |
Minister for Local Government and Housing | 9.5 | 14 |
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture | 6.6 | 15 |
Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills | 2.8 | 19 |
Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation | 0.5 | 19 |
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform | 7.2 | 19 |
Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment | 2.2 | 18 |
Cabinet Secretary for Finance | 9.0 | 21 |
Minister for Public Finance and Migration | 4.1 | 13 |
Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, Europe and External Affairs | 0.6 | 13 |
Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans | 1.3 | 21 |
Minister for Europe and International Development | 0.1 | 15 |
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport | 23.9 | 18 |
Minister for Mental Health | 3.2 | 21 |
Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing | 8.4 | 19 |
Cabinet Secretary for Justice | 6.1 | 20 |
Minister for Community Safety | 3.9 | 19 |
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism | 6.6 | 11 |
Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People | 2.2 | 18 |
Minister for Older People and Equalities | 0.8 | 18 |
Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity | 13.0 | 16 |
Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands | 5.7 | 44 |
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work | 2.2 | 15 |
Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs | 3.8 | 18 |
Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations | 0.5 | 17 |
Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy | 7.1 | 14 |
Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy | 4.9 | 20 |
Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development | 1.7 | 17 |
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Current Status:
Withdrawn
