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: S5W-10385
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 9 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when the new childcare workers set out in its publication, A Blueprint for 2020: Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland, will be in place.
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Question reference: S5W-10176
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how individuals, including parents and young people, will be able to contribute to the 15-24 Learner Journey Review, if they are not specifically invited to engage.
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Question reference: S5W-09930
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 24 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the timeline is for its proposed zero-rate income tax band, and what the financial implications of this band would be.
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Question reference: S5W-10164
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it and Skills Development Scotland will publish a report detailing progress of the Equalities action plan For Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland, and on what date further annual reports will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-09773
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a legal requirement for (a) a clerk of works to oversee the construction and (b) architects or other design professionals to verify the safety, of public buildings.
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Question reference: S5W-09772
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many buildings have been constructed under hub procurement contracts by each local authority in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S5W-09693
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many schools have aluminium composite cladding panels installed, and what information it has on other buildings that have had these panels installed.
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Question reference: S5W-09870
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance and support it provides to schools to ensure that plans are in place to support pupils who return from exclusion.
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Question reference: S5W-09872
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the school exclusion rate of pupils who were (a) adopted, (b) disabled and (c) living in school hostels or lodgings in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S5W-09876
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many pupils have been excluded from school (a) once, (b) two to four times and (c) five or more times in each of the last 10 years.
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