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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 24 November 2024
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Question reference: S5O-00714

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the implementation of section 179 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 regarding disabled access.

Question reference: S5W-06824

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the quarterly figures were for (a) graduate and (b) foundation apprenticeship (i) starts, (ii) numbers in training, (iii) achievements and (iv) redundancies in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-06829

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) graduate and (b) foundation apprenticeships have been started in each of the last five years by people who self declared as disabled.

Question reference: S5W-06825

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) graduate and (b) foundation apprenticeships have been started in each of the last five years by people who were (i) 12 to 15, (ii) 16 to 19, (iii) 20 to 24 and (iv) over 25 years old.

Question reference: S5W-06722

  • 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 where the Commissioner for Fair Access will work, and what the cost of this will be.

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.

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.

Question reference: S5W-06719

  • 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 many staff the Commissioner for Fair Access has and, of these, how many are (a) full-time equivalent and (b) secondments from the Scottish Government or its agencies, broken down by salary range.

Question reference: S5W-06721

  • 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 staffing support it will make available to the Commissioner for Fair Access.

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.