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: S4O-03939
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 22 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address barriers to employment faced by black and ethnic minority women.
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Question reference: S4O-03949
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many college students are achieving qualifications that are recognised and valued by employers.
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Question reference: S4W-23519
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2014
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many people covered by its pay policy will be affected by the increase in the living wage on 1 April 2015 and what their average pay increase will be.
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Question reference: S4W-23520
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many children received free school meals in 2014 and how many will receive them in 2015 following the extension in January.
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Question reference: S4O-03829
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how the piloting of project bank accounts will impact on small businesses in the construction sector.
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Question reference: S4O-03780
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how the expansion of funded early learning and childcare will benefit the most disadvantaged people.
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Question reference: S4O-03506
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce red tape for agricultural industries.
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Question reference: S4O-03435
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 July 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether pensioners in an independent Scotland would be guaranteed their state pension and whether they would be paid at the same rate as in the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S4O-03332
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle health inequalities in the most deprived communities.