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-10140
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 30 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in the last 12 months on funding third-sector organisations that help children and vulnerable groups.
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Question reference: S6W-10138
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in exploring systems of automatic payment for devolved social security benefits.
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Question reference: S6W-10135
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in the last 12 months to increase access to advice services, including services which help maximise income, in order to tackle any poverty penalty and to improve wellbeing.
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Question reference: S6W-10137
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in the last 12 months to provide (a) frontline and (b) second-tier advice and debt services.
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Question reference: S6W-10141
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in the last 12 months to support the social enterprise sector.
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Question reference: S6W-09491
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 27 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve working conditions for social workers, in light of the report Setting the Bar for Social Work in Scotland finding that 59% of social workers who responded said that they might leave the profession due to unmanageable workload.
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Question reference: S6W-09489
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 27 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address workforce capacity and resource challenges affecting the social work profession, which are highlighted in the report Setting the Bar for Social Work in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-09492
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 27 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve working conditions for social workers, in light of the report Setting the Bar for Social Work in Scotland finding that 51% of social workers who responded said that they might leave the profession due to a lack of work-life balance.
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Question reference: S6W-09490
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 27 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve working conditions for social workers, in light of the report Setting the Bar for Social Work in Scotland finding that 45% of social workers who responded said that they might leave the profession due to poor physical or mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-09194
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce deaths from liver disease in areas of social deprivation.
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