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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: S4W-27374

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many posts in Registers of Scotland are subject to a recruitment and retention allowance or other market-based pay supplements, and whether it will provide a breakdown of staff in these posts by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) geographical area.

Question reference: S4W-27371

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much National Museums Scotland pays in recruitment and retention allowances or similar market-based pay supplements.

Question reference: S4W-27376

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 17 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many posts in Scottish Natural Heritage are subject to a recruitment and retention allowance or other market-based pay supplements, and whether it will provide a breakdown of staff in these posts by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) geographical area.

Question reference: S4W-27373

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much Registers of Scotland pays in recruitment and retention allowances or similar market-based pay supplements.

Question reference: S4W-27372

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many posts in National Museums Scotland are subject to a recruitment and retention allowance or other market-based pay supplements, and whether it will provide a breakdown of staff in these posts by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) geographical area.

Question reference: S4W-27375

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 15 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much Scottish Natural Heritage pays in recruitment and retention allowances or similar market-based pay supplements.

Question reference: S4W-27196

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much the Scottish Futures Trust has paid to contractors in bonuses in each year since 2010.

Question reference: S4W-27370

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many posts in National Galleries of Scotland are subject to a recruitment and retention allowance or other market-based pay supplements, and whether it will provide a breakdown of staff in these posts by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) geographical area.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-27369 on 14 September 2015: the National Galleries of Scotland has confirmed that it does not pay any recruitment and retention allowances, or similar market-based supplements.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

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Question reference: S4W-27369

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much National Galleries of Scotland pays in recruitment and retention allowances or similar market-based pay supplements.

Question reference: S4W-27072

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much money Scottish Enterprise pays in recruitment and retention allowances or other market-based pay supplements.