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: S6W-22705
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how much of its Flexible Workforce Development Fund has been accessed in each year since it was established by private sector organisations that contribute to the UK Apprenticeship Levy.
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Question reference: S6W-22703
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much of its Flexible Workforce Development Fund was spent on training in 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-22637
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the shortages of ADHD medication, including what is causing these shortages, and what action it is taking, in conjunction with NHS boards, to mitigate the shortages.
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Question reference: S6W-22240
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 13 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent Zoopla figures showing that rent in Scotland is rising faster than any other nation in the UK, what evaluation it has carried out of the effectiveness of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022.
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Question reference: S6O-02736
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the ADHD medication shortages, as referred to in the National Patient Safety Alert of 27 September.
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Question reference: S6W-21979
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21642 by Shona Robison on 3 October 2023, whether it can provide the figures that are not "inclusive of payments made via the government electronic procurement card".
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Question reference: S6O-02650
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether Scotland’s infrastructure is equipped to deliver the current offshore wind pipeline of up to 42GW, including in relation to port infrastructure.
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Question reference: S6W-21995
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much of
the £100 million Green Jobs Fund, as referenced in its Programme for Government
2020-21, has been allocated by (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) the Scottish
Ministers.
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Question reference: S6W-21996
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many green jobs have been created by the £100 million Green Jobs Fund, as referenced in its Programme for Government 2020-21, as a result of funding allocated by (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) the Scottish Ministers.
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