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
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Question reference: S6W-15807
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to develop a national measurement framework that will celebrate the successes and achievements of children and young people with additional support needs.
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Question reference: S6W-15811
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring whether the additional funding that has been provided to Enquire has met the needs of the families it intends to support.
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Question reference: S6W-15813
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) parents and (b) carers are currently (i) accessing and (ii) receiving legal (A) advice and (B) representation from Let’s Talk ASN Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-15686
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the deferral rate for disabled people entering higher education has been in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-15375
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for the Scottish Child Payment have been delayed, and, of these, how many applicants (a) received bridging payments in December 2022 and (b) are new applicants.
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Question reference: S6W-15377
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether all Scottish Child Payment applicants will receive their payments by the end of February 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-15374
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of Scottish Child Payment applicants have had their payments delayed, and what the total value is of any such delayed payments.
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Question reference: S6W-15254
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for social security benefits have been on behalf of (a) couples and (b) individuals in each year since 2018.
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Question reference: S6W-15439
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to a National Transition to Adulthood Strategy in the Scottish Budget 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-15268
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce any regional variation in levels of access to advanced therapies for rheumatoid arthritis.