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-02253
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with the UK Government, regulators, consumer organisations, charities and other stakeholders to reduce the impact of the poverty premium on low income consumers.
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Question reference: S5W-02270
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the provision of maintenance and repairs for social housing.
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Question reference: S5W-02262
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it is using its powers under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 to improve the standard of private sector housing.
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Question reference: S5W-02267
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the condition of the current housing stock.
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Question reference: S5W-02257
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent reports of a gender pay gap in Scotland of 29.9%, what steps it is taking to reduce this.
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Question reference: S5W-02256
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle gender inequality of opportunity in the workplace.
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Question reference: S5W-02263
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have received support from the Rural Poverty Task Force.
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Question reference: S5W-02255
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it can take to ensure that people without internet access are empowered to be active consumers and use online tools, such as comparison websites, to ensure that they are finding the best deals for essential goods and services.
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Question reference: S5W-02269
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have implemented rent caps in areas of their responsibility since the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force.