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-15884
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to (a) schools and (b) local authorities regarding providing access to information about technical (i) education and (ii) qualifications in the further education sector.
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Question reference: S5W-15885
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 2 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many employers NHS Health Scotland has engaged directly with in each of the last three years regarding mental health issues.
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Question reference: S5W-15881
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 1 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment in its paper, Developing the Young Workforce, that "during 2017-18, we will see school-industry partnerships operating in most secondary schools", whether it will confirm what proportion of schools in each local authority area operate these.
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Question reference: S5W-15882
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people receive mentoring support, and how this compares with each of the last two years.
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Question reference: S5W-15886
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what work Skills Development Scotland carries out with all state secondary schools.
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Question reference: S5W-15875
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the effectiveness of the careers guidance that is provided by (a) schools and (b) colleges.
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Question reference: S5W-14857
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on legislating for the protection of title for qualified electricians.
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Question reference: S5W-14856
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on making it a criminal offence to install electrical work when unqualified to do so.
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Question reference: S5O-01847
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to tackle waiting times issues in NHS Grampian and their impact on other NHS boards with which it holds service-level agreements.
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Question reference: S5W-14158
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what forms of financial assistance it offers to businesses under the Scottish Growth Scheme, and who determines the eligibility for, and terms of, this.