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-01254
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many children are admitted to the El Sistema orchestra in each area.
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Question reference: S5W-01249
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on reductions to the provision of free music tuition for children.
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Question reference: S5W-01255
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government in what areas it provides funding for orchestras.
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Question reference: S5W-01251
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to (a) El Sistema and (b) the Big Noise programme in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-01240
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are to qualify for free school meals and when these last changed.
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Question reference: S5W-01243
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the criteria to qualify for free school meals and, if so, how.
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Question reference: S5W-01247
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Creative Scotland regarding funding to support contemporary musicians.
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Question reference: S5W-01104
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to make the fit and proper person test to be a property factor sufficiently robust, and how it monitors the effectiveness of the test.
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Question reference: S5W-01108
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a fee option for owners to put their case before the Homeowner Housing Panel.
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Question reference: S5W-01105
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many property factor enforcement orders have been issued each year by the Homeowner Housing Panel, also broken down by the location of the factor.
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