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.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many vacancies in the nursery sector need to be filled in order to fulfil its commitment to provide 1,140 hours of funded childcare.
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance will be given to Social Security Scotland staff for determining residency status for devolved benefit claimants.
To ask the Scottish Government what options it is considering to enable parents in full-time higher education to access the Scottish Child Payment.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans Social Security Scotland has to replace any staff who are upskilled into the error and fraud team.
To ask the Scottish Government how Social Security Scotland’s case management system is equipped to deal with fraudulent claims.
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) error and (b) fraud estimates have been made for the Scottish Child Payment.
To ask the Scottish Government when Social Security Scotland’s fraud investigation code of practice will be in place.
To ask the Scottish Government how it estimates (a) error and (b) fraud levels for devolved benefits.
To ask the Scottish Government how Social Security Scotland will translate devolved benefit residency requirements into rules on residency decision-making.
To ask the Scottish Government whether Social Security Scotland will develop a new system for monitoring benefits fraud without reliance on DWP estimates.