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: S4W-18738
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 13 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are estimated to sleep rough due to a lack of emergency accommodation in each local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-18739
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 13 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many more social houses it estimates are needed to meet the demand for permanent accommodation.
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Question reference: S4O-02681
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it considers that, in the event of Scotland becoming independent, charging UK students tuition fees but not students from other EU countries will be compatible with EU law.
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Question reference: S4T-00523
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the new Higher exams.
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Question reference: S4O-02559
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill does not refer to the living wage.
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Question reference: S4W-17411
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the average number of standard grade passes for pupils in kinship care in each of the last three years and how this compares with pupils (a) who live with their parents, (b) in foster care and (c) in residential care homes.
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Question reference: S4W-17407
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it provides (a) pastoral care and (b) help with behavioural difficulties resulting from early years traumas for pupils in kinship care and what support it provides to help get parent/guardian consent for extracurricular activities.
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Question reference: S4W-17408
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what services are available to support newborn babies with alcohol or drug withdrawal symptoms who (a) go home with their parents and (b) enter a kinship care placement.
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Question reference: S4W-17410
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the benefits of kinship care.
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Question reference: S4W-17409
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 October 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what research has been carried out on the benefits of kinship care for children who cannot live with their birth parents; whether further research has been proposed, and how it will ensure that kinship care is (a) prioritised and (b) supported.