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-06724
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how each of the recommendations of the Commission on Widening Access has been implemented and, for those that have not been implemented, when they will be.
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Question reference: S5W-06713
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the University of Glasgow and West of Scotland Local Authority partners report, How to engage with MD40 pupils in higher progression schools; whether it will fulfil the recommendations in the report, and how it will communicate the recommendations to other relevant stakeholders.
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Question reference: S5W-06723
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what budget the Commissioner for Fair Access will have, and what is expected to be delivered with this.
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Question reference: S5W-06725
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost was of the appointment process for the Commissioner for Fair Access.
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Question reference: S5W-06726
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the running costs will be of the Commissioner for Fair Access.
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Question reference: S5W-06874
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 21 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to questions S5W-06400 and S5W-06391 by Mark McDonald on 1 February 2017, where it will list each of the nurseries, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-06463
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in each (a) local authority area and (b) sector in each of the last 10 years had rateable values (i) on or below £10,000, (ii) between £10,001 and £12,000, (iii) between £12,001 and £15,000, (iv) between £15,001 and £18,000, (v) between £18,001 and £31,000, (vii) between £31,001 and £51,000 and (viii) over £51,000, and how many will have this value in 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-05854
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in each of the last five years on (a) modern apprenticeships, (b) national occupation standards, (c) graduate level apprenticeships, (d) foundation apprenticeships, (e) workforce development and (f) pre-employment support.
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Question reference: S5W-06717
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that appropriate staff are in place to prepare schools and other public sector bodies for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Question reference: S5W-06716
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation will have on schools.