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-03184
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 24 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it shares confidential information with (a) parliamentary liaison officers and (b) any other MSP.
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Question reference: S5W-03185
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 24 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when ministers have met parliamentary liaison officers, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-03181
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 21 September 2016, how it will strengthen final exams for qualifications at National 5 and Higher level.
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Question reference: S5W-03183
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government who it consulted prior to its announcement on 21 September 2016 regarding reform of the assessment of National 5 and Higher qualifications.
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Question reference: S5W-03187
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether all schools have clear strategies in place across the curriculum to reduce the vocabulary gap.
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Question reference: S5W-03188
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in its document, Delivering Excellence and Equity in Scottish Education; A Delivery Plan for Scotland, whether it has created a "national forum for academics and practitioners to come together to ensure that cutting-edge evidence is being implemented in practice" in order to close the attainment gap and, if so, how this has been advertised and how many people have used the forum.
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Question reference: S5W-03182
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 21 September 2016, which subjects at National 5 and Higher level will have externally assessed coursework; how will this be administered, and what impact it will have on teacher workload.
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Question reference: S5W-03116
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) takes and (b) has taken to support the retail sector.
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Question reference: S5W-03189
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many local-action research-based projects regarding closing the attainment gap have been established, and where they are located.
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Question reference: S5W-03110
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of jobs in Scotland’s retail sector.
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