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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks will have on (a) public policy and (b) the NHS in Scotland; what its position is on the talks; whether it has discussed them with the UK Government, and, if so, what specific areas it has discussed.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the quality of careers guidance provision in schools.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on formalising links between Skills Development Scotland and DWP Job Centre Plus.
To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been discussions regarding Skills Development Scotland formally merging with DWP Job Centre Plus and, if so, what the outcomes were.
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to improve the quality of residential care for older people.
To ask the Scottish Government whether school leavers who have been offered (a) higher and (b) further education places in 2013-14 are eligible for training opportunities through the Employability Fund before commencing their studies and, if so, whether the training providers can subsequently claim progression payments when the courses start.
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it is giving to GPs on how to deal with requests for information in relation to appeals for benefit claimants in light of changes to the welfare system.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the use of the competitive dialogue process that it uses in its procurement process.
To ask the Scottish Government how many private sector jobs have been advertised on the NHS jobs portal since this practice was introduced.
To ask the Scottish Government what income has been derived from advertising private sector jobs on the NHS jobs portal since this practice was introduced.